Early Life
Stella Nina McCartney was born on September 13, 1971 in London, England. She is second of three children born to ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his late wife, Linda. While her birth shortly followed the break-up of the Beatles, her early years were greatly shaped by her father's intense recording and touring schedule. With her parents' new band, Wings, Stella and her siblings—her sister, Mary; brother, James; and half-sister, Heather, a daughter from Linda's first marriage—traveled around the world.
Following the demise of Wings, the family relocated to an organic farm in Sussex, where the McCartneys immersed themselves in country life, raising farm animals and growing vegetables. "I was brought up to understand that we are all here on planet Earth together," she told The Guardian in a 2009 profile.
Despite her family's celebrity profile, McCartney experienced a childhood that was remarkably normal. The family was close and the kids, all of them, attended local state schools.