Paul McCartney pays an emotional tribute to his late wife and friends as he kicks off his US tour

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• Wednesday April 3, 2002
• Brendan Fraser and wife Afton are expecting their first child
• Pierce Brosnan and family arrive in Cadiz, Spain to shoot scenes for the new Bond movie
• Penne Percy Korth, Queen Noor of Jordan, Kay Kendall and Laura Bush celebrate the Silver Anniversary of the Washington Ballet on Tuesday
• A nude portrait of Madonna is to be shown for the first time in a gallery renovated from a stable block in Scotland
• Paul McCartney pays an emotional tribute to his late wife and friends as he kicks off his US tour
• Dudley Moore buried in private ceremony in New Jersey
• Tuesday April 2, 2002
• Geraldine Chaplin and Penelope Cruz join Pedro Almodovar as his latest film Talk to her opens the Paris Film Festival
• Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon proposes exiling Yasser Arafat who remains beseiged by Israeli forces in his Ramallah headquarters
• Jennifer Lopez opens a new restaurant in Pasadena
• Jeremy Paxman returns the Enigma encryption device to its rightful home in Bletchley Park
• Austin Powers' groovy new motor unveiled as the Jaguar XK8
• Barbra Streisand's mother has died aged 93
• Floral tributes outside the Queen Mother's residence, Clarence House in London
• Gamekeepers on the Windsor estate stand vigil by the coffin of the Queen Mother
• Monday April 1, 2002
• A visibly distressed Charles remembers "the most magical grandmother you could possibly have"
• One of the dozen 41-gun salutes held across the UK and in Gibraltar
• Gifts left in memory of the Queen Mother included a bottle of gin - her favourite tipple
• The Queen's grief after the death of her mother
• The Queen Mother to to lie in state for four days before her April 9 funeral
• Helena Christensen plans to marry her actor boyfriend Norman Reedus this year, according to news reports
• Luxury London store Liberty goes up for sale
• Jodie Foster thriller The Panic Room smashes Easter box office record in the US
• Gareth Gates holds on to the UK Number One spot for a second week
• Friday March 29, 2002
• Jersey worn by Pele in the 1970 World Cup final fetches �157,750 at auction
• Gareth Gates to make his Top Of The Pops on friday night
• Chicago star Claire Sweeney to collaborate with Queen guitarist Brian May on her debut single
• Coronation Street star Julie Goodyear turns 60 today
• Ewan McGregor set to play evil priest in a film about the notorious Borgia family
• Legendary film director Billy Wilder has died aged 95
• Elle Macpherson turns 38 today
• Thursday March 28, 2002
• David Bowie signs multi-album deal with Colombia Records
• US comic legend Milton Berle has died aged 93
• Kylie Minogue links up with Ford for campaign to launch new convertible
• British entertainer Dudley Moore has died aged 66
• Wednesday March 27, 2002
• Charlotte Casiraghi takes part in an equestrian competition in Lacanau, France

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