A helmet worn by John Lennon was valued on Antiques Roadshow (Image: BBC)
An Antiques Roadshow visitor was fully surprised to study the worth of a helmet as soon as worn by late Beatles legend John Lennon.
The BBC One collection returned to screens on Sunday night time with new coronavirus security protocols in place.
One visitor introduced in a police helmet which belonged to her father however was worn by Lennon when he and his Beatles bandmates, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, visited the Birmingham Hippodrome in 1963 for a efficiency.
The girl’s father, Ivor Gordon Russell, was one of many officers escorting the Beatles in.
She defined: ‘They needed to get them via the screaming ladies they usually didn’t know fairly how they have been going to do it. The sergeant had the fantastic concept of, why don’t you place helmets on them and make them seem like policemen and we’ll get them via the ladies.
‘John Lennon wore my father’s helmet. The paparazzi have been out and took footage… they took them into the theatre with none issues.’
Presenter Marc Allum weighed in: ‘It’s a narrative that’s gone down in pop legend actually and we’re speaking in regards to the peak of Beatlemania right here.’
Police officer Russell escorted the Beatles into the Birmingham Hippodrome (Image: BBC)
The girl additionally had all 4 Beatles members’ autographs (Image: BBC)
The officer’s daughter then revealed: ‘What was fantastic was that the Beatles have been so easygoing at the moment when it was a lot enjoyable it appears as a result of my father advised us they have been nice firm and the inspector who was accountable for them invited them spherical for tea.’
In addition to the hat, the proprietor introduced in a e-book which had been signed with the band’s autographs.
Sadly, Russell died at the start of 2020 and his daughter had hoped to convey him on the programme to inform his personal story.
Marc Allum revealed the helmet was price as much as £8,000 (Image: BBC)
Marc stated: ‘That is an object with quite a lot of provenant… right here we’ve John Lennon within the center doing the policeman salute. That is the precise helmet in that {photograph} on John Lennon’s head.’
He then joked: ‘I can’t assist feeling this helmet has a little bit of John Lennon DNA on it and that’s what makes it so particular.
‘It’s a extremely tough one, gathering Beatles memorabilia continues to be a extremely scorching space.’
Revealing the helmet’s worth, Marc stated: ‘I do know you’re unlikely to promote it however I’m going to have a go at placing worth on it as a result of I believe if this got here up at a memorabilia public sale, it could go for between £5,000-8,000.’
Russell’s daughter was fully surprised and stated: ‘Wow, that’s pretty.’
Antiques Roadshow is accessible on BBC iPlayer.
