Beatles: George Harrison's mum 'disgusted' by screaming fans

A missive from Beatle George Harrison's parent saying she was "disgusted" astatine however fans screamed done 1 of the band's gigs is up for sale.

In the missive Louise Harrison shared her reactions aft watching the set execute successful Manchester successful 1963.

"Nobody with immoderate consciousness would wage and queue for a summons conscionable to basal connected a spot and shriek and not perceive 1 dependable from the stage," she wrote.

Her effect is 1 of 25 letters to Beatles instrumentality Janet Gray being auctioned.

She had a regular correspondence with Ms Gray erstwhile she was a teen betwixt 1963 and 1966, arsenic the set roseate to worldwide stardom.

In 1 being sold astatine the Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction connected 26 August, Mrs Harrison said she was ""disgusted astatine the mode the alleged fans conscionable screamed" astatine the Manchester gig.

She added: "I was truly ashamed I was a female."

That missive is expected to fetch £100-£150.

She adjacent offered counsel to the teenager, writing: "I anticipation you volition effort and retrieve that your mum is your champion friend, adjacent if you don't spot eye-to-eye connected immoderate issues.

"Thank God I get connected good with each my 4 children and they with each other."

In different letters, she shared quality astir her celebrated son, including erstwhile helium survived uninjured successful a clang successful 1964 and the occasional motherly interest astir his wellness aft seeing him successful Surrey aboriginal that year.

"George was determination 5 days earlier I came home. He is precise bladed but OK."

At times, she revealed to Ms Gray however responding to fans' letters could go overwhelming.

"Glad to perceive you person a boyfriend. Hope you walk the GCE OK," she added.

"I'm truthful engaged I could scream. 3,000 letters to reply astatine least. So I'll accidental cheerio for now."

After a European vacation successful 1966, Mrs Harrison wrote: "I americium hoping the boys volition person a palmy circuit of America contempt each the rumours we person heard."

The set did so person a memorable circuit and her lad aboriginal carved retired a palmy philharmonic vocation aft the radical divided successful 1969.

His opus Deep Blue is reported to person been inspired by his mother's fatal unwellness a twelvemonth aboriginal and was released arsenic a B-side to his 1971 azygous successful enactment of Bangladesh's warfare for independence.

He died of crab astatine the property of 58 successful 2001.