McCartney's daughter crisis talks

Sep 4, 2006, 14:57 GMT

Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills have met for crisis talks about their daughter.

The estranged couple spent 40 minutes alone last Wednesday (30.08.06) as they tried to quell the animosity between them.

Paul invited Heather inside his East Hampton house, in New York, when she came to pick up daughter Beatrice - who will be three next month.

It is understood the former Beatle arranged the meeting because their hostile relationship has been distressing their daughter, who has apparently been having tantrums.

A source told Britain's Sunday Mirror newspaper: "Paul and Heather have been doing their best to avoid each other for months. But they have decided to put their differences aside for the sake of their daughter Beatrice.

"Both Heather and Paul have realised that there is more to life than their personal battles. Their main concern has to be Bea, who adores both her mum and dad. She is their pride and joy.

"Maybe this will be the beginning of the end of the war between them."

Sir Paul and Heather split in May after almost four years of marriage.

Their separation, which was initially amicable, turned nasty when Heather was accused of being a high-class prostitute - claims which she vehemently denies - and photographs of Heather posing naked in a German sex book were published.

The warring couple have hired the divorce lawyers who acted for Prince Charles and Princess Diana.

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