McCartney to wed at site of first marriage

Paul McCartney is set to tie the knot where he first married more than 40 years ago. Officials said Friday that the former Beatle and his American fiancee Nancy Shevell have posted a notice of intention to marry at London's Marylebone Register Office.

Westminster Council said the notice was posted Wednesday, meaning the couple could marry anytime after Sept. 30. They have a year to hold the ceremony.

The document lists the musician under his full name, James Paul McCartney, and describes him as a "business executive." It gives the couple's address as McCartney's London home.

Alison Cathcart, Westminster City Council's superintendent registrar, said she would be officiating and was "delighted that Paul and Nancy have chosen Marylebone Town Hall for their special day." "Lots of couples get married here because of the venue's reputation as a rock and roll place to tie the knot, and this ceremony will certainly continue that legacy," she said.

The century-old town hall has seen many celebrity weddings, including those of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and Oasis singer Liam Gallagher.

McCartney married his first wife, Linda, there in 1969. She died of cancer in 1998, and he later married Heather Mills. They divorced in 2008.

Shevell is vice president of administration at her family's Elizabeth, N.J.-based freight company, the Shevell Group. Shevell, an MTA board member, was divorced after a 23-year marriage to attorney and former Nassau County Legislature Majority Leader Bruce Blakeman, and has an apartment on Manhattan's Upper East Side and a home in East Hampton.

McCartney's spokesman had no immediate comment. -- AP