The marriage of Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills was ended today by a judge.
Mr Justice Bennett pronounced a decree nisi at the High Court on the grounds that the pair had been separated for two years.
There was a brief private hearing before he granted Ms Mills her decree when Sir Paul’s legal team addressed the judge.
Neither Sir Paul nor Ms Mills, who was not represented at the private hearing, were in court.
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The same judge had awarded the former model $24.3 million (€28 million) as a divorce settlement.
The marriage will formally end in six weeks with a decree absolute.