The New Mrs. McCartney

But everyone knows her as Nancy. ;-) :-D

Yes, Paul McCartney, once the only Beatle who only married once, became the only Beatle married thrice - that's three times - when he married his American girlfriend Nancy Shevell in London on this day - what would have been John Lennon's seventy-first birthday.  They married at Old Maryleborne Town Hall in London, the same place where Paul wed Linda in 1969.

Nancy Shevell McCartney is independently wealthy - she's an heiress to a trucking company in New Jersey - and although that's not as glamorous as being the daughter and sister of two high-powered New York lawyers, as Linda McCartney was, it's obvious that she's not marrying Sir Paul for his money, like, er, the last one did.  (She's also a board member of the Metropolitan Transit Authority in New York.) Paul's children - all by Linda - must approve of his bride this time, as his fashion designer daughter Stella designed Nancy's wedding dress.

I can't believe we're still talking about Beatle weddings in 2011.  But then there are a lot of things people are still talking about these days that I thought we'd put behind us.