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CNN Live Saturday

McCartney May Marry Mills Tuesday

Aired June 08, 2002 - 12:47   ET

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FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: Well, all you need is love to get married. But if you're a former Beatle or always Beatle, Paul McCartney, it's not that simple. Speculation is swirling that McCartney may marry his fiancee in an Irish village soon, and our Richard Quest is live from Glaslough, England (sic) with more on that. Hi, Richard.

RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good afternoon, Fredricka. Yes, we're at Glaslough, which is about 80 miles from Dublin in the northwest of Ireland. And this is the castle behind me, Castle Leslie, is supposed to be the venue for the McCartney marriage. Paul McCartney is marrying his fiancee, Heather Mills, here. We believe that's going to take place on Tuesday at 10:00 in the morning.

Now, we say we believe that to be the case. All the rumors, all the gossip, all the speculation. We've seen trucks of food. We've seen marquises being built. We've seen gravel going in. But nobody's actually confirmed that this is where the wedding is going to be come Tuesday morning. If it is not there, then this is probably one of the most expensive hoaxes that we've seen for a very long time. But, Fredricka, besides the rain, everybody in town is cheerful and saying this is where McCartney and Mills will marry on Tuesday.

WHITFIELD: So, Richard, there is always that possibility that perhaps they're throwing this big bash for all their friends at the Leslie Castle, but then they're going to get hitched somewhere else as a decoy. What do you think?

QUEST: That is always a possibility. One thing we can say, there is going to be some sort of party here. I can tell you, for nothing, we ain't invited. We ain't -- it's that castle, right, Fredricka, that castle is 500 meters in that direction. It might as well be 500 miles for the closest that we're going to get to it. Because there is some very large gentlemen who seem to have it as their single objective to ensure I don't get any closer.

WHITFIELD: All right, yeah, they look rather intimidating. I wouldn't try it if I were you. All right, thanks a lot, Richard Quest, from the Leslie Castle. I'm sorry, go ahead.

QUEST: No, I was just going to say, it is typical -- it's raining, and we expect more of that in the 72 hours ahead -- if I've still got a voice and I haven't gotten pneumonia, by the time you and I speak later in the week, it will be a miracle. WHITFIELD: Well, have a spot of tea, won't you? Thanks a lot, Richard.

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