I. Mc ‧ Cart ‧ ney, Lin ‧ da /məˈkɑːtni ˈlɪndə/ BrE AmE
(1941–98) the wife of the former member of the Beatles Sir Paul McCartney. She worked for ↑ animal rights , and began a successful business making ↑ vegetarian ↑ ready meal s . She was working as a photographer when she met Paul McCartney, and they married in 1969. She died of ↑ cancer .
II. Mc ‧ Cart ‧ ney, Paul /məˈkɑːtni $ -ɑːr-/ BrE AmE
(1942–) a British singer and ↑ songwriter who was a member of The Beatles, and who wrote most of their songs with John Lennon. He led a new band called Wings in the 1970s, and has continued writing and performing music. His first wife, Linda McCartney (1941–98), was a photographer and was famous for being a ↑ vegetarian . In 2002 he married Heather Mills, but they ↑ divorce d in 2008. His official title is Sir Paul McCartney.