Amalthea
Jun 11, 2002, 11:54 PM
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Beatles idol McCartney and his new bride take honeymoon on £17m luxury yacht
James Scott
Daily Record
SIR PAUL McCARTNEY is taking to the high seas with his new bride Heather
Mills.
The happy couple will honeymoon aboard the £17million superyacht Salperton,
which the former Beatle has chartered for £125,000 a week.
Yesterday, in a fitted lace dress and beaming with happiness,
model-turned-charity-campaigner Heather married Macca in a fairytale
ceremony
in Ireland.
The happy couple exchanged vows in front of 300 family and friends at St
Salvator's church in the grounds of Castle Leslie in County Monaghan.
The service started in romantic fashion when Heather arrived at the church
across the castle's lake in a barge strewn with white lilies.
She was helped from the boat by her matron-of-honour, her sister Fiona, who
escorted her to the church.
Heather walked down the aisle of the 17th-century chapel to organ music as
Paul and his best man, brother Mike McGear, looked on.
During the service, Macca's former bandmate Ringo Starr read out the service
based on the words of the Beatles hit All You Need Is Love.
Heather shed a tear as she swore her solemn vows to Paul and the
congregation
cheered as he pulled his new bride to him and gave her a loving kiss.
Just after 5.20pm, wedding bells pealed from the tower of the picturesque
chapel as the happy couple emerged into the sunlight.
The guests moved to the castle where they enjoyed an Indian buffet of
vegetarian curry, then grooved the night away on a specially constructed
dance-floor hidden by a huge white marquee in the grounds.
At the end of the evening, the couple were helped on to the wedding barge
and
taken to the middle of the lake - the cue for the start of a spectacular
firework display.
After 10 minutes of pyrotechnics, their boat continued across the water
where
they were picked up by a helicopter.
Illuminated by spotlights, the chopper whisked them away to begin their new
life as man and wife.
The Kiwi-built honey-moon yacht, registered in the Cayman Islands, has been
en route to the west of Ireland from the US with nine crew for the past two
weeks.
The 174ft luxury yacht made its maiden voyage only six months ago.
The Salperton has five state rooms finished in cherrywood with en-suite
marble bathrooms, a gym and the latest water sports equipment including
scuba
gear and three sea canoes.
The latest DVD technology has been discreetly installed and smoking is only
allowed on the deck. A charter firm source said: "The boat is one of the
best
in the world. It's the last word in ocean-going luxury."
For the past week, hundreds of lorries and workmen passed through the
castle's gates as feverish activity went on inside the 1000-acre grounds.
Giant marquees were erected next to the lake and a pier and pontoons were
built as launch pads for the fireworks.
Lilies and roses costing £100,000 were imported from the Netherlands.
A big family secret also emerged - there's a baby on the way. Macca's
daughter, photographer Mary, 28, is expecting a child with husband Alistair
Donald.
They already have a three-year-old son.The bride and groom's families -
including Paul's favourite Auntie Joan - had arrived on Monday and enjoyed a
sumptuous dinner in the castle.
After the feast, guests sang and danced as Paul played the piano into the
early hours. The last revellers finally retired to their rooms at 4am.
Yesterday, the other special guests began to arrive. Former Beatle Ringo and
his wife Barbara Bach arrived in Belfast in the drummer's private jet before
being ferried to the castle.
Guitarist Eric Clapton and his wife Melia McEnery were whisked to the venue
in a blacked-out Mercedes.
Other guests including musician Jools Holland, model Twiggy, singer Chrissie
Hynde and composer Tim Rice flew into Belfast yesterday morning.
They were taken to a hotel to freshen up and change into their wedding
clothes before moving on to Castle Leslie in a blacked-out coach. Other
special guests included Hollywood actors Aidan Quinn and Steve Buscemi.
Earlier, Buscemi - who starred in Reservoir Dogs - said: "I'm really looking
forward to it - it's going to be a blast."
Macca and Heather turned down a £1.5million bid from Hello! magazine for
exclusive rights to their wedding pictures.
Instead, the media were granted a single photograph of the happy couple on
the understanding that a donation is paid to Heather's landmine charity.
On Monday, Macca, 59, and Heather, 34, ended weeks of will-they-won't-they
speculation when they abandoned efforts to keep the celebrations secret. In
a
brief press conference outside the castle gates, they held hands and
exchanged a kiss.
When Paul produced a single red rose from behind his back and presented it
to
his bride- to-be, the crowd roared in approval.
Macca said: "As you all know through Uncle Jack, it's tomorrow - but it's a
secret."
It was a cheeky dig at Sir John Leslie, uncle of the castle owner, who
inadvertently let slip the wedding date last week.
Unsurprisingly, security surrounding Paul and Heather's wedding was tight.
Edinburgh-based Rock Steady Security - who provided guards for Madonna's
wedding in the Highlands in 2000 - kept uninvited guests at bay.
Heather's marriage to the singer marks the latest chapter in an
extraordinary
rags-to-riches story.
She swapped a penniless childhood on a run-down council estate for a
lifestyle she could only have dreamed of.
Heather has often spoken of a turbulent childhood growing up in Washington,
Tyne and Wear.
When she was nine years old her mother walked out on her and her brother and
sister.
They were left in the care of their father who, Heather claimed, was abusive
and violent towards them. She fell into petty crime and played truant from
school to go shoplifting and drinking.
Her father was jailed for fraud when she was 13 and she travelled to London
to live with her mother, but she soon ran away.
Heather married computer sales director Alfie Karmal but they split up in
1989.
She lost a leg in 1993 when she was involved in an accident with a police
motorcyclist on Kensington High Street.
She has since become a campaigner for amputee rights as well as landmine
victims.
Paul met Heather three years ago at The Mirror's Pride of Britain Awards and
they became engaged last July.
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"Because there wasn't any reason left to keep it all inside"
- Paul McCartney, 1982
[This Message Has Been Edited By Amalthea On June 11, 2002 11:56 PM]
Beatles idol McCartney and his new bride take honeymoon on £17m luxury yacht
James Scott
Daily Record
SIR PAUL McCARTNEY is taking to the high seas with his new bride Heather
Mills.
The happy couple will honeymoon aboard the £17million superyacht Salperton,
which the former Beatle has chartered for £125,000 a week.
Yesterday, in a fitted lace dress and beaming with happiness,
model-turned-charity-campaigner Heather married Macca in a fairytale
ceremony
in Ireland.
The happy couple exchanged vows in front of 300 family and friends at St
Salvator's church in the grounds of Castle Leslie in County Monaghan.
The service started in romantic fashion when Heather arrived at the church
across the castle's lake in a barge strewn with white lilies.
She was helped from the boat by her matron-of-honour, her sister Fiona, who
escorted her to the church.
Heather walked down the aisle of the 17th-century chapel to organ music as
Paul and his best man, brother Mike McGear, looked on.
During the service, Macca's former bandmate Ringo Starr read out the service
based on the words of the Beatles hit All You Need Is Love.
Heather shed a tear as she swore her solemn vows to Paul and the
congregation
cheered as he pulled his new bride to him and gave her a loving kiss.
Just after 5.20pm, wedding bells pealed from the tower of the picturesque
chapel as the happy couple emerged into the sunlight.
The guests moved to the castle where they enjoyed an Indian buffet of
vegetarian curry, then grooved the night away on a specially constructed
dance-floor hidden by a huge white marquee in the grounds.
At the end of the evening, the couple were helped on to the wedding barge
and
taken to the middle of the lake - the cue for the start of a spectacular
firework display.
After 10 minutes of pyrotechnics, their boat continued across the water
where
they were picked up by a helicopter.
Illuminated by spotlights, the chopper whisked them away to begin their new
life as man and wife.
The Kiwi-built honey-moon yacht, registered in the Cayman Islands, has been
en route to the west of Ireland from the US with nine crew for the past two
weeks.
The 174ft luxury yacht made its maiden voyage only six months ago.
The Salperton has five state rooms finished in cherrywood with en-suite
marble bathrooms, a gym and the latest water sports equipment including
scuba
gear and three sea canoes.
The latest DVD technology has been discreetly installed and smoking is only
allowed on the deck. A charter firm source said: "The boat is one of the
best
in the world. It's the last word in ocean-going luxury."
For the past week, hundreds of lorries and workmen passed through the
castle's gates as feverish activity went on inside the 1000-acre grounds.
Giant marquees were erected next to the lake and a pier and pontoons were
built as launch pads for the fireworks.
Lilies and roses costing £100,000 were imported from the Netherlands.
A big family secret also emerged - there's a baby on the way. Macca's
daughter, photographer Mary, 28, is expecting a child with husband Alistair
Donald.
They already have a three-year-old son.The bride and groom's families -
including Paul's favourite Auntie Joan - had arrived on Monday and enjoyed a
sumptuous dinner in the castle.
After the feast, guests sang and danced as Paul played the piano into the
early hours. The last revellers finally retired to their rooms at 4am.
Yesterday, the other special guests began to arrive. Former Beatle Ringo and
his wife Barbara Bach arrived in Belfast in the drummer's private jet before
being ferried to the castle.
Guitarist Eric Clapton and his wife Melia McEnery were whisked to the venue
in a blacked-out Mercedes.
Other guests including musician Jools Holland, model Twiggy, singer Chrissie
Hynde and composer Tim Rice flew into Belfast yesterday morning.
They were taken to a hotel to freshen up and change into their wedding
clothes before moving on to Castle Leslie in a blacked-out coach. Other
special guests included Hollywood actors Aidan Quinn and Steve Buscemi.
Earlier, Buscemi - who starred in Reservoir Dogs - said: "I'm really looking
forward to it - it's going to be a blast."
Macca and Heather turned down a £1.5million bid from Hello! magazine for
exclusive rights to their wedding pictures.
Instead, the media were granted a single photograph of the happy couple on
the understanding that a donation is paid to Heather's landmine charity.
On Monday, Macca, 59, and Heather, 34, ended weeks of will-they-won't-they
speculation when they abandoned efforts to keep the celebrations secret. In
a
brief press conference outside the castle gates, they held hands and
exchanged a kiss.
When Paul produced a single red rose from behind his back and presented it
to
his bride- to-be, the crowd roared in approval.
Macca said: "As you all know through Uncle Jack, it's tomorrow - but it's a
secret."
It was a cheeky dig at Sir John Leslie, uncle of the castle owner, who
inadvertently let slip the wedding date last week.
Unsurprisingly, security surrounding Paul and Heather's wedding was tight.
Edinburgh-based Rock Steady Security - who provided guards for Madonna's
wedding in the Highlands in 2000 - kept uninvited guests at bay.
Heather's marriage to the singer marks the latest chapter in an
extraordinary
rags-to-riches story.
She swapped a penniless childhood on a run-down council estate for a
lifestyle she could only have dreamed of.
Heather has often spoken of a turbulent childhood growing up in Washington,
Tyne and Wear.
When she was nine years old her mother walked out on her and her brother and
sister.
They were left in the care of their father who, Heather claimed, was abusive
and violent towards them. She fell into petty crime and played truant from
school to go shoplifting and drinking.
Her father was jailed for fraud when she was 13 and she travelled to London
to live with her mother, but she soon ran away.
Heather married computer sales director Alfie Karmal but they split up in
1989.
She lost a leg in 1993 when she was involved in an accident with a police
motorcyclist on Kensington High Street.
She has since become a campaigner for amputee rights as well as landmine
victims.
Paul met Heather three years ago at The Mirror's Pride of Britain Awards and
they became engaged last July.
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"Because there wasn't any reason left to keep it all inside"
- Paul McCartney, 1982
[This Message Has Been Edited By Amalthea On June 11, 2002 11:56 PM]