Editing Ringo Starr (section)

==Personal life==
Starr met hairdresser [[Maureen Starkey Tigrett|Maureen Cox]] in 1962, the same week that he joined the Beatles. They married at [[Caxton Hall]] on 11 February 1965.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Maule |first=Henry |date=12 February 1965 |title=Ringo Marries a Hairdresser Yet |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-ringo-starr-marries-maureen-c/159847346/ |work=Daily News |location=New York |pages=6}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Wedding Bells for Ringo|work=The Ottawa Journal|date=11 February 1965|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68213665/ringo-starr-marries/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=22 January 2021|archive-date=29 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129093354/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68213665/ringo-starr-marries/|url-status=live}}</ref> Starr's stepfather Harry Graves and fellow Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon were all witnesses, while Beatles manager Brian Epstein served as best man.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{harvnb|Clayson|2005|p=141}}; {{harvnb|Gould|2007|p=263}}</ref> Their marriage became the subject of the [[novelty song]] "Treat Him Tender, Maureen" by the Chicklettes.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=142}} The couple had three children: [[Zak Starkey|Zak]] (b. 13 September 1965), Jason (b. 19 August 1967) and Lee (b. 11 November 1970).{{sfn|Harry|2004|pp=322–325}} In 1971, Starr purchased Lennon's home [[Tittenhurst Park]] at [[Sunninghill, Berkshire|Sunninghill]] in Berkshire and moved his family there.{{sfn|Norman|2008|p=615}} The couple divorced in 1975 following Starr's repeated infidelities, alcoholism, and volatile behavior.<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 October 1995 |title=Ringo |url=https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/ringo-1579907.html |access-date=27 November 2024 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Clayson|2005|pp=256–258}}; {{harvnb|Gould|2007|p=604}}.</ref> Cox died from [[leukaemia]] at the age of 48 in December 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 January 1995 |title=Former Wife Of Ringo Starr Dies In Seattle |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19950101/2097337/former-wife-of-ringo-starr-dies-in-seattle |access-date=27 November 2024 |website=The Seattle Times}}</ref>{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=362}}

In 1985, he was the first of the Beatles to become a grandfather upon the birth of Zak's daughter Tatia Jayne Starkey.<ref name="Name of Zak Starkey's daughter">{{cite web|url=http://www.kathyszaksite.com/bio.html|title=Zak Starkey's Biography|publisher=Kathy's Zak Starkey Site|access-date=8 April 2009|archive-date=24 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224182901/http://www.kathyszaksite.com/bio.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Zak is also a drummer, and he spent time with [[the Who]]'s [[Keith Moon]] during his father's regular absences;{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=281}} he has performed with his father during some All-Starr Band tours.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|pp=374–375}} Starr has eight grandchildren: two from Zak, three from Jason, and three from Lee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/beatles-children/|title=Beatles' Children: Where Are They Now?|first=Bryan|last=Wawzenek|date=2 December 2014|work=Ultimate Classic Rock|access-date=13 November 2015|archive-date=14 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114080250/http://ultimateclassicrock.com/beatles-children/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, he was the first Beatle to become a great-grandfather.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/ringo-starr-is-the-first-great-grandfather-beatle-20160816|title=Ringo Starr Is The First Great Grandfather Beatle|date=16 August 2016|work=noise11.com|access-date=16 August 2016|archive-date=16 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816082026/http://www.noise11.com/news/ringo-starr-is-the-first-great-grandfather-beatle-20160816|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Barbara Bach - 1978.jpg|thumb|upright|Barbara Bach in 1978]]
Starr met actress [[Barbara Bach]] in 1980 on the set of the film ''[[Caveman (film)|Caveman]]'', and they were married at [[Marylebone Town Hall]] on 27 April 1981.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|pp=291–292, 304}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/celebrity-wedding-venue-popular-with-sir-paul-mccartney-and-liam-gallagher-reopens-after-60m-a3653566.html|title=Celebrity wedding venue popular with Sir Paul McCartney and Liam Gallagher reopens after £60m renovation|date=9 October 2017|publisher=Evening Standard|access-date=16 May 2020|archive-date=16 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116073600/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/celebrity-wedding-venue-popular-with-sir-paul-mccartney-and-liam-gallagher-reopens-after-60m-a3653566.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Starr and Bach split their time between homes in [[Cranleigh]] in Surrey, [[Los Angeles]], and [[Monte Carlo]].{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=162}} He was listed at number 56 in the ''[[Sunday Times Rich List 2011]]'' with an estimated personal wealth of £150&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/public/richlist/?CMP=KNGvccp1-rich%20list%202011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314020415/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/public/richlist/?CMP=KNGvccp1-rich%20list%202011|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 March 2012|title=Sunday Times Rich List 2011|last=Coxon |first=Ian|date=8 May 2011|work=The Sunday Times|access-date=21 May 2011}}{{subscription required}}</ref> In 2012, he was estimated to be the wealthiest drummer in the world.<ref>{{cite web |last=Breihan |first=Tom |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1137282/the-30-richest-drummers-in-the-world/list/ |title=The 30 Richest Drummers in the World |website=Stereogum |date=28 August 2012 |access-date=30 May 2014 |archive-date=6 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706131829/http://www.stereogum.com/1137282/the-30-richest-drummers-in-the-world/list/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014, Starr announced that his {{convert|200|acre|adj=on}} Surrey estate at Rydinghurst at Cranleigh was for sale, with its [[Grade II]]-listed [[Jacobean architecture|Jacobean]] house.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/style/homes_and_gardens/My_Place/article1460550.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209064925/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/style/homes_and_gardens/My_Place/article1460550.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 February 2015|title=Ringo Starr's Surrey estate for sale|work=The Sunday Times|access-date=27 September 2014|last1=Law|first1=Cally}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Strudwick |first=Matt |url=http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/beatles-legend-ringo-starr-puts-7831131 |title=It was expected to sell for about £2m |publisher=Getsurrey.co.uk |date=26 September 2014 |access-date=7 July 2015 |archive-date=7 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707094357/http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/beatles-legend-ringo-starr-puts-7831131 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, he retains a property in the London district of [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]] off [[King's Road]], and he and Bach continue to divide their time between [[London]] and Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Press Trust of India |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/ringo-starr-selling-20-million-pounds-estate/articleshow/43223696.cms |title=Ringo Starr selling 20 million pounds estate |newspaper=The Economic Times |location=India |date=23 September 2014 |access-date=7 July 2015 |archive-date=21 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121175012/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/ringo-starr-selling-20-million-pounds-estate/articleshow/43223696.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

In December 2015, Starr and Bach auctioned some of their personal and professional items via [[Julien's Auctions]] in Los Angeles.<ref name="Julien/Property">{{cite news|url=https://www.juliensauctions.com/auctions/2015/ringo-starr-barbara-bach/results.html|title=Property from the Collection of Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach|date=November 2015|publisher=[[Julien's Auctions]]|access-date=19 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113040902/http://www.juliensauctions.com/auctions/2015/ringo-starr-barbara-bach/results.html|archive-date=13 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The collection included Starr's first [[Ludwig-Musser|Ludwig]] Black Oyster Pearl drum kit, instruments given to him by Harrison, Lennon, and Marc Bolan,<ref name="Julien/Property" /> and a first-pressing copy of the Beatles' White Album numbered "0000001".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/home/la-lh-ringo-starr-barbara-bach-auction-20151125-story.html|title=Ringo Starr auctioning first pressing of 'White Album,' other Beatles memorabilia in Beverly Hills|last=Van Buskirk|first=Leslie|date=25 November 2015|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=19 January 2016|archive-date=17 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117025306/http://www.latimes.com/home/la-lh-ringo-starr-barbara-bach-auction-20151125-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The auction raised over $9&nbsp;million,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/07/entertainment/ringo-starr-auction-record/|title=Beatlemania! Ringo Starr auction nets record prices|first=Brian|last=Walker|date=7 December 2015|work=CNN|access-date=19 January 2016|archive-date=30 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130002435/http://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/07/entertainment/ringo-starr-auction-record/|url-status=live}}</ref> a portion of which was set aside for the Lotus Foundation, a charity founded by Starr and Bach.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/dec/05/ringo-starrs-beatles-drum-kit-sells-for-22m-at-auction |title=Ringo Starr's Beatles' drum kit sells for $2.2m at auction |agency=Associated Press |date=5 December 2015 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=19 January 2016 |archive-date=19 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119095323/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/dec/05/ringo-starrs-beatles-drum-kit-sells-for-22m-at-auction |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2016, Starr expressed his support for the [[Brexit|United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union]]. "I thought the European Union was a great idea," he said, "but I didn't see it going anywhere lately."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ruby|first1=Jennifer|title=Ringo Starr reveals he voted for Brexit: 'I didn't see the European Union going anywhere'|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/ringo-starr-reveals-he-voted-for-brexit-i-didn-t-see-the-european-union-going-anywhere-a3312711.html|access-date=13 February 2017|work=[[The Weekly Standard]]|archive-date=16 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216022826/http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/ringo-starr-reveals-he-voted-for-brexit-i-didn-t-see-the-european-union-going-anywhere-a3312711.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, he described his impatience for Britain to "get on with" Brexit, declaring that "to be in control of your country is a good move".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/sep/14/ringo-starr-wants-britain-to-get-on-with-brexit|title=Ringo Starr wants people of Britain to 'get on' with Brexit|first=Harriet|last=Gibsone|date=14 September 2017|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=26 December 2017|archive-date=26 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226234642/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/sep/14/ringo-starr-wants-britain-to-get-on-with-brexit|url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2021, Starr was named in the [[Pandora Papers]], which alleged secret financial deals among  politicians and celebrities using [[tax havens]] in an effort to avoid the payment of owed taxes.<ref>{{cite news |last=Roxborough |first=Scott |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/elton-john-shakira-ringo-starr-pandora-papers-tax-1235024840/ |title=Elton John, Shakira Named in Pandora Papers as U.K. and Australia Call for Review of Leaked Tax Shelter Documents |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=4 October 2021 |access-date=4 October 2021 |archive-date=4 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004143709/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/elton-john-shakira-ringo-starr-pandora-papers-tax-1235024840/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Starr is a vegetarian. [[Mary McCartney]] confirmed he is allergic to garlic and onions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC One - The One Show, 06/11/2023 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001s73p |access-date=7 November 2023 |website=BBC |language=en-GB |archive-date=7 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107022256/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001s73p |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Maclean/Independent">{{cite news|access-date=2 September 2018|title=Ringo Starr's photos of The Beatles: The band's best photographer on his new memoir|first=Craig |last=Mclean|date=9 October 2015|website=[[The Independent]]|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/ringo-starrs-photos-of-the-beatles-the-bands-best-photographer-on-his-new-memoir-a6685861.html|location=London|url-status=live|archive-date=11 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011184807/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/ringo-starrs-photos-of-the-beatles-the-bands-best-photographer-on-his-new-memoir-a6685861.html}}</ref> He meditates daily,<ref name=variety>{{cite web|access-date=2 September 2018|url=https://variety.com/2014/music/news/ringo-starr-paul-mccartney-beatles-1201073353/|title=Ringo Starr Talks Paul, Meditation and Why He Loves L.A.|first=Steve |last=Chagollan|date=28 January 2014|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url-status=live|archive-date=12 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712220551/https://variety.com/2014/music/news/ringo-starr-paul-mccartney-beatles-1201073353/}}</ref> and his catchphrase and motto for life is "peace and love".<ref name="Maclean/Independent" />