United Kingdom, Oct. 15 -- Sir Paul McCartney's wife believes the late Queen Elizabeth "fancied" her husband.

The Beatles legend - who was knighted by the beloved royal in 1997 and closed her Diamond Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace - has previously said Elizabeth was "a babe", and now claims Nancy Shevell always felt the queen had a soft spot for him.

Asked on Good Hang with Amy Poehlr: "Did you meet someone who, you wanted their autograph, or you were blown away [because] you knew that they were a famous person?"

The Her Majesty hitmaker - who wrote the 1969 song as a joke love letter to the monarch - instantly replied: "The Queen."

Amy laughed: "And that's an autograph you're not going to get."

Paul said: "She's great. I love ...