LINDA EASTMAN, 1967.

PAUL & LINDA McCARTNEY at Les Ambassadors Club in London at the party celebrating the completion of filming The Magic Christian. May 4, 1969.

ON THIS DAY, May 15th 1967, LINDA EASTMAN & PAUL McCARTNEY met for the first time at the Bag O’ Nails club.

“ Across a crowded room, as they say, our eyes met and the violins started playing ... There was an immediate attraction between us. As she was leaving -- she was with the group the Animals, whom she’d been photographing –- I saw an obvious opportunity. I said: “My name’s Paul. What’s yours?” I think she probably recognised me. It was so corny, but I told the kids later that, had it not been for that moment, none of them would be here. Later that night, we went on together to another club, the Speakeasy. It was our first date and I remember I heard Procol Harum’s A Whiter Shade of Pale for the first time. It became our song. “

— Paul McCartney.

PAUL McCARTNEY photographed by LINDA in Scotland. November, 1968.

LINDA McCARTNEY & WINGS in Vilajoiosa, Spain. 1972.

PAUL McCARTNEY about to board TWA flight 703 to JFK Airport, New York, USA. 13 August, 1965.

PAUL McCARTNEY in Nice, France. 1965.

PAUL McCARTNEY & LINDA EASTMAN sailing to Santa Catalina Island, California, during the Dirty weekend. June 24, 1968.

Remembering the lovely LINDA McCARTNEY who passed away on this date, April 17, 1998.

“ Linda means beautiful in Spanish, and my Linda was certainly that — inside and out. — Anyone who met her, however briefly, was touched by her genuine interest and gentle kindness. I never stop thinking of her as my girlfriend, even though she became my wife, my children's mother, and my Lady. — The beauty of her spirit never failed to communicate itself to those she encountered, whether they were young or old, male or female, or whatever, they were worthy of respect and so she treated them exactly the same and they invariably felt very comfortable being with her. — Our love of animals was something we discovered, we shared as time went by, and they too enjoyed the same deep respect given to them by her. Her vision of the world was, and is, a simple one. Love, kindness, respect and thoughtfulness for one another and for our fellow species and a deep distrust of people who neglect these values. I am blessed to have shared thirty loving years with this uniquely special woman, a fact which I will remain eternally grateful for. “

— Paul McCartney, Club Sandwich - 1998.

NEW!! LINDA & MARY McCARTNEY, Date Unknown. Via Mary McCartney on Instagram.

LINDA McCARTNEY in the ‘This One’ music video, 1989.