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Baby called Beatrice for McCartneys

Sir Paul McCartney said yesterday he was ecstatic after becoming a father for the fourth time at the age of 61.

He was with his wife, Heather Mills, when she gave birth three weeks early to their first child, a 7lb girl named Beatrice Milly.

The baby, described by the couple as "our little bundle of joy", was born by caesarian section at the private Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth in north London on Tuesday.

The couple said yesterday their daughter was named after Heather's mother, Beatrice, and the former Beatle's aunt, Milly.

"She is a little beauty and we couldn't be prouder," they said in a statement. "Our immediate family were told the news right away and are all as overjoyed as we are at the early arrival of our little bundle of joy."

Mills, 35, a former model, made no secret of her longing for a baby. But she feared she would never conceive after suffering two ectopic pregnancies during her marriage to Alfie Karmal, a computer sales director.

Sir Paul has three children - Mary, Stella, and James - from his marriage to Linda McCartney, who died of breast cancer five years ago. He also has a step-daughter, Heather, from Linda's first marriage.

It is understood that doctors will monitor the child's feeding, temperature and blood sugars to ensure all is well before mother and baby are allowed home.

Mills's father, Mark, 62, from Washington, near Sunderland, said: "I am very proud."
By Nicole Martin - Filed: 31/10/2003 (Source: NewsTelegraphCo)



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