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Fact #4013

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Short story:

Mary McCartney, mother of The Beatles' Paul McCartney, dies of cancer at the Northern Hospital, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe. Paul will pay tribute to her in his 1969 composition Let It Be with the words, "When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom".

Full article:

Mike McCartney (brother of Paul McCartney) : After we lost our mum, dad was bringing up his two little boys who were growing bigger all the time, on £10 a week. We were poor. The idea of getting into photography or music was unthinkable for working class lads back then, but Dad saw how creativity could help us through our grief. Everything that was created here – the music, the photography – was created from love. I’m delighted our house and our family can inspire new generations to follow a path that might surprise people, and that it’s been part of so many lives, not just ours.
(Source : https://advisor.museumsandheritage.com/news/sir-paul-mccartneys-childhood-home-opened-unsigned-artists-national-trust-project/)