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It has been a year in the limelight for Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills since they married amid a huge media frenzy

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In November, Sir Paul sang at a tribute concert for late former Beatle George Harrison [R]

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This was the year he patched up a row with John Lennon's wife Yoko Ono over Beatles songs credits

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Mills, a guest of BBC One's Parkinson in March, surprised US viewers in October by removing her false leg on live TV

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Sir Paul topped a rich list in April with some �760m - while reports that daughter Stella and Heather do not get on continued

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In May, Sir Paul was "back in the USSR" for a gig in Moscow - the couple also met Russian President Vladimir Putin

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The couple also revealed in May they were expecting a baby

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He capped the year by ending his world tour to a rapturous reception two weeks ago in Liverpool, where the Beatles began