The new rock star tenner?


Jagger tenner

150 great Britons have been suggested by members of the public to have their faces appear on the new £10 note. Among the many names put forward for the back of the new tenner where were rock and pop stars such as Sir Mick Jagger, the Beatles and ex Take That singer Robbie Williams.

The Mirror further reports that former England captain David Beckham, is listed alongside fellow sports stars ­including cricket’s Michael Vaughan and rugby’s Jonny Wilkinson.

The Bank of England’s list includes Princess Diana, who died in a Paris car crash in 1997, as well as the late Queen Mother and the Duke of Edinburgh.

A source said: “It’s certainly an intriguing list of suggestions and reflects the wide variety of talented people the nation considers worthy of recognition.”

Possibly appearing on the new Series F note when it replaces the current Series E featuring scientist Charles Darwin are political figures such as Sir Winston Churchill and suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst alongside TV stars including John Cleese, Michael Parkinson and Terry Wogan. The list also includes literary giants William Shakespeare, Geoffrey Chaucer and George Orwell are included as are ­scientists including Stephen Hawking and Sir Alexander Fleming.

But overall favourite is Second World War Enigma codebreaker Alan Turing, the computer pioneer who died aged 41 in 1954 following a criminal prosecution for his homosexuality.


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