Heather: I will always love Paul

Mar 16 2007 By The Evening Chronicle

Heather Mills McCartney insists she will always love estranged husband Sir Paul, but said "huge powers" were out to destroy her in their divorce battle.

The 38-year-old, formerly of Washington, accused the former Beatle of dragging his heels over the deal to end their marriage.

She also declared herself to be the victim of a hate campaign by "Beatle nutters", likening herself to Sir Paul's late wife Linda and John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono.

Her comments came during a marathon publicity blitz as she promoted an animal welfare charity.

In the midst of countless TV interviews and press photocalls she insisted: "I'm not a publicity seeker."

But even as she was speaking, a senior police officer criticised her for making four emergency calls within 24 hours and said there was a danger of further complaints not being taken seriously.

Yesterday's campaign was a protest against pig farming practices used by M&S suppliers.

Mills McCartney used the occasion to talk publicly about the end of her marriage.

"I will never get over it. I will always love Paul. He is the father of my child, but I just have to move on and deal with it and there is nothing I can do," Mills McCartney told BBC News 24.

The couple are battling through the courts over the former Beatle's multi-million pound fortune and custody of their daughter, Beatrice.

"I have never spoken badly about my husband. I never will - he is the father of my child," she said.