Sir Paul McCartney is not a man to do things by half measure. This month has seen him reach no fewer than three milestones – performing All You Need Is Love in front of the Queen and more than one million people at the Golden Jubilee celebrations, turning 60 and marrying his partner of three years, Heather Mills.

This impressive list of achievements is nothing unusual, perhaps, for a 21st-century icon. But for the former Beatle, who lost his first wife Linda to breast cancer four years ago, his wedding marks the start of a new chapter as it cements his love for a woman about whom he has said, "As soon as I met her I knew she was the one for me."

He in turn has been described by his bride as "the most romantic man in the world", a fact borne out by the fairytale ceremony at the 17th-century Castle Leslie in County Monaghan.

For fantastic photos of the happy couple see this week's HELLO!.