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' GEORGE HARRISON enjoyed an emotional Last Supper with fellow Beatles Sir Paul
' McCartney and Ringo Starr just days before lost his tragic battle with cancer, the
' Sunday People can reveal today.
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' Legendary pop pals Macca and Ringo flew to New York to say farewell to George after
' he told them he didn't have long to live.
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' Although he was desperately ill, the three friends laughed and joked for hours as they
' chatted about the heady days of Beatlemania. And George drew great strength and
' solace form his last meeting with two of his closest friends. A source close to Paul said
' last night: "They knew this was their last supper. It was really emotional.
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' "There were some tears - but there was more laughter than anything else."
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' George's doctor Gil Lederman also sat in on part of the historic meeting.
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' He said: "It was a spirited affair, not a sombre one.
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' "There were lots of laughs and lots of fun. They spent hours reminiscing.
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' "For me, it was a unique phenomenon to be there. The whole experience was an
' incredible one. These were the icons of my life - some of the most important people of
' the 20th century.
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' "There were tears, but George remained very much the man of dignity.
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' "At the end, after both Paul and Ringo had left, he was fine and calm. He was a very
' happy man. This meeting meant so much to him."
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' The three Beatles met for lunch on Monday, November 12 - just 17 days before George
' lost his ongoing battle with throat cancer.
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' Paul was the first to arrive after flying in from London with fiancee Heather Mills.
' Drummer Ringo drove to George's apartment from a hotel nearby after jetting in a few
' days earlier. Frail George, 58, who was on medication, ate a vegetarian meal and drank
' only water.
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' But the old friends laughed and chuckled throughout the 90-minute lunch.
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' Then just before Ringo said he had to go, George's family and other friends retired to
' leave the three music legends alone together for the last time.
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' Paul's friend said: "Over the years they'd all had their differences, but all those
' disagreements were tossed aside as they realised just how much they meant to each
' other.
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' "Paul always remembers that George and he spent their first meeting laughing at each
' other's jokes - and it was appropriate that their last moments together were the same.
' With Ringo there, feelings ran high and all three had so much to say to each other.
' They just chatted and chatted - and it was George who set the tone with his humour.
' He had them all in fits of laughter. He may have been close to death, but he refused to
' let that defeat his great sense of humour."
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' George left after lunch for his treatment at Staten Island University Hospital. But Paul -
' who called the Beatles' lead guitarist his "baby brother" - insisted on staying until he
' returned.
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' He spent the rest of the day with him and his wife Olivia, cherishing their last moments
' together.
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' Paul's friend said: "Paul did say to George and Ringo that he regarded them as his
' brothers and his true family."
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' As they talked about the Beatles' early days in Hamburg and their experiments with
' drugs and religion, "you could feel the warmth between them".
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' The pal added: "George was clearly picked up by the afternoon. He was smiling, happy
' and seemed so delighted to see his friends.
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' "Deep down he knew this was their last moments together and realised just what a
' great life they had together.
'
' "Of course there were tears, but that was during the goodbyes.
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' "For the most part George, Paul and Ringo forgot about his condition and all seemed to
' carry on as if they hadn't been apart from each other for 30 years."
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' One of the high points was George's recollection of losing his virginity in a Hamburg
' hotel while the other Beatles slept in bunk beds next to him.
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' They then cheered and clapped after he finished making love to a stunning blonde
' teenager. The friend said: "The story still makes them all laugh today.
'
' "And that was the abiding emotion of the day - laughter and happiness. It was a
' wonderful day for George.
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