It is one of 10 early Byrne works which were bought from him by his local parish priest in the 1970s.

Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Ringo Starr finished the ‘last recorded’ Beatles song Now And Then last year.

The singer-songwriter said the track, which features John Lennon’s voice extracted from an old demo, will be released later this year

The embroidered shirts, which are a national costume, have been sourced from the war-torn country.

The images were captured in July 1961, over a year before the band released their debut single Love Me Do

Ronnie Wood and Carole King were also among those who sent the singer messages