Paul McCartney’s first wife was Linda McCartney (formerly Linda Eastman), an American photographer, musician, and entrepreneur, whom he married in 1969. They formed the band Wings, which toured the world and became the best-selling pop act of the 1970s, with 27 U.S. Top 40 hits. Linda McCartney died of breast cancer on April 17, 1998. The couple had three children: Mary, Stella, and James. In addition, Paul McCartney legally adopted Linda’s daughter, Heather, from her first marriage. He also has a daughter, Beatrice, from his second marriage, to activist Heather Mills, which ended in divorce in 2008.
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