A vegetarian activist. But most of us remember Linda McCartney as the wife of a Beatle . Her husband and children were by her side. She was 56. The ex-Beatle, who lost his mother to breast cancer at age 14, was said to be at his southern England home Monday.
Funeral services are pending.
A spokesman for Sir Paul said there would be no statement from the knighted rocker until Thursday, at the earliest. Former bandmates, George Harrison and Ringo Starr , were both said to have called Paul with condolences. Linda McCartney was last seen in public five weeks ago. She and Paul attended a Paris fashion show for their designer daughter, Stella. In 1995, Linda disclosed she was suffering from breast cancer.