It will be the first time the sisters have visited the £4m specialist facility called the Linda McCartney Centre at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. Their father, Sir Paul, gave his blessing for the centre to be named after his late wife following her death from breast cancer in 1998. The centre was opened by Cherie Blair in November 2000. Designer Stella and Mary, a professional photographer who took the first pictures of Leo Blair, will help launch a new fundraising drive. A hospital fund-raising manager said ’It is appropriate that Stella and Mary have agreed to visit. It will be wonderful for them to come along and see their mother’s legacy.’

Stella’s names the day - 22/08/02
The next big celebrity wedding looks likely to be on the 8th of December this year. The bride to be Stella McCartney has apparently told friends she is planning to wed her publisher boyfriend, Alisdhair Willis. To add fuel to the fire Stella’s 60-year-old father Sir Paul pulled out of a US awards ceremony that was set for that date, explaining that he would be seeing his "niece" get married.

Stella gets her move on - 09/08/02
She recently got engaged and now she’s packing up and leaving life in Notting Hill, the time has come where her three story £1.5 million house is two small, instead the Gucci designer is buying an enormous £7million five storey town house in Belgravia.

Stella, who is said to be extremely broody, (understandable considering all her best mates are up the duff, Kate, Sadie and Sharleen) wants a home she can fill with kids. Stella, has had her fair share of troubles with local planning permission at her Notting Hill home, by constructing an outdoor shower on the roof. Her local Belgravia set may well get just as upset as Stella, plans to do exactly the same on the roof of her new place.

Stella to tie the knot - 31/07/02
If the rumours are to be believed Stella McCartney is to follow in her dad’s footsteps by getting hitched this year. According to the New York Post, Stella is planning to marry her boyfriend of one-year, Wallpaper publisher Alasdhair Willis. Alasdhair reportedly popped the question last weekend and Stella instantly accepted, The question is will her new step-mum Heather Mills be involved in the wedding, considering Stella is reported to hate her guts.

Stella shows her support - 12/06/02
The wedding of Sir Paul McCartney to Heather Mills finally took place yesterday, after heavy speculation, in Castle Leslie, County Monaghan, Ireland. Macca’s family were all in attendance including daughter Stella who is reportedly against the marriage. Whatever she is secretly feeling, she gave her blessing publicly by attending on the day. Heather Mills designed her own dress (Its not like Stella would do it!!), a £5000 cream lace fitted dress, the couple released only one picture of their day, they turned down a £1.5million pay cheque for coverage of the wedding.

Stella plans to bulldoze - 7/05/02
Stella McCartney is making herself popular around the neighbourhood again - she has revealed plans to demolish the 100-year-old church in Golborne Road. Stella purchased the church late last year to turn it into studios to act as a base for her work as fashion designer for Gucci. The plans she has submitted to Kensington and Chelsea council involve bulldozing the building and building a modern studio complex with flat above. Apparently the council has received complaints from residents about the plans. This isn’t the first run-in Stella has had with local residents, and comes hot on the heels of another furor about her rooftop shower (see story below.)