AN essay written by Sir Paul McCartney as a 10-year-old has been found after lying undiscovered in a Liverpool library for more than 50 years.

Mini mop top Macca won a prize for his 1953 musings on the Queen’s Coronation.

The Scouse schoolboy compares the happy scenes outside Buckingham Palace with the investiture of William the Conqueror nine centuries earlier, when a massacre of Saxons took place, writing, “present day royalty rules with affection rather than force”.

Now let’s imagine discovering an essay by a young John Lennon, with the brief “Describe Jordan”...

“The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a country in West Asia, stretching from the Syrian Desert to the Gulf of Aqaba. Its capital is Amman. It is a constitutional monarchy and founder member of the Arab League, with plentiful stocks of phosphates and uranium.

“It is a popular tourist destination, and visitors flock to the lost Nabatean city of Petra and Wadi Rum to see the wondrous sights.”

Nice one, young John. Fab.

Ah, but the times they are a changin’.

Fast forward to 2050, and picture a Worthing property developer uncovering an essay by Preston, from the Ordinary Boys, with the same instruction, “Describe Jordan”...

“Also known as Katie Price, Jordan is a famous singer, author and businesswoman, with an incredible, fluctuating frontage.

“She has won many top awards, including Loaded Cover Girl of the Year in 2004, Cosmopolitan Woman of the Year and Grattan Celebrity Mum of the Year in 2007... she is indeed a role model for young girls everywhere.

“Jordan is surely the queen of all our hearts, and reigns over us with affection rather than force. Many loyal subjects have been bowled over by her beauty, including footballer Dwight Yorke, perma-tanned hunk Peter André and Dane Bowers from boy band Another Level, whose 2002 Another Heart soared to 164 in the album charts.

“Jordan offers up wondrous sights to behold, especially when her T-shirt is wet...”