Heather Mills

Paul McCartney’s ex-wife who got £24 million in the aftermath of divorce proceedings with the Beatles lead singer in 2008 has found a wise way of spending those millions.  She has splurged a fraction of it on a 400 year old luxury apartment in a $1.5 million castle in Austria. Heather already has two other properties in her portfolio, which she bought after the highly publicized split.

Location: The Schlosshotel Velden is located on ground overlooking the Lake Worthersee in Austria.

Features: Once home to royalty, the castle has now been turned to resort and spa and is an address for many VIP, billionaires and stars. The apartment has been described as a ‘magical hideaway’, which offers breathtaking views of the lake. The two ultra-modern bedroom apartments which Heather Mill has bought were even starred in its own TV soap. The insides of these apartments vary are characterised by wooden floors, large windows for natural light, and ultra luxurious furnishings. 

Sir Paul McCartney’s ex-wife Heather Mills, an English charity campaigner and former model, sold off her beach front mansion to renowned British DJ Norman Crook, popularly known as “Fatboy Slim’ on December 2012. The deal was formalized after a price tag of $4.5 million was agreed by both the parties. The lavish home originally belonged to the Beatles legend but was allotted to Mills as a part of her multi-million divorce settlement with Sir McCartney. The house served as the residence of Mills and her daughter Beatrice after her divorce was finalized in year 2008, and now will be occupied by Norman along with his wife Zoe Ball. Heather decided to sell the property since these days most of her time is divided between her two Austrian homes.

Location: Mill’s old residence is situated in the small town of Hove in the county of East Sussex in the United Kingdom.

Accommodation: The mansion offers a total living space of 10,500 square feet spread over three floors. The accommodation consists of eight bedrooms, living room, dining space, guest room, walk in pantry, kitchen and seven bathrooms. The staff cottage is situated away from the main building. The mansion sits on a vast 15 acre ground, some of it beautifully landscaped and most of the rest wooded. A long driveway leads to a two car garage.

Features: The entire house is protected from the cold English climate by a state of the art interior heating system. Costly antique furniture adorns most of the rooms of the villa. There's a well-equipped indoor play room, while the outdoor part of the estate possesses a grass tennis court, sand arena, swimming pool, greenhouse and a stable.

Neighborhood: Mill’s former home is located in an area where famous British comedian David Walliams and singer Adele own their private residences.

Heather Mills is a well known British model and charity activist. She came to limelight when she lost her left limb after a fatal accident in London. But she was determined enough to carry on her modeling career with a prosthetic limb. She is also the former wife of Beatle member Paul McCartney. Currently she is the vice president of Limbless Association, a charity organization. She is also an active businesswoman. Currently her net worth is estimated to be around $50 million. She is known for her lavish lifestyle, luxury brands, expensive apartments and cars that she prefers.

She is an avid lover of luxury cars and a great fan of SUVs. She owns a Lexus LX 470. LX 470 is considered to be one of the most successful models of cars from the house of Lexus. It’s basically a 4 door SUV. The full size SUV has a front engine and 4 wheel driving mechanism. The design and built up of LX 470 is inspired from globally successful Toyota Land Cruiser.

Their marriage was an big ceremony in Castle Leslie and later they went to Seychelles for Honeymoon

Known for her charity work, Heather Anne Mills is an active campaigner. She has been associated with Adopt –A- Minefield since long and actively campaigns for cause of those who have suffered from limb loss as a result of mine blasts. Adopt –A- Minefield helps raising funds for any potential mine clearances and helping those who have suffered over the years in various mine calamities throughout the world. Heather being a charity campaigner helps raise funds for those suffering from limb loss. She donates regularly to the charity in kind and cash, though the exact quantum of donation remains undisclosed. She raises the issue of people suffering from limb loss during her professional assignments and creates awareness among the masses regularly.

Being a charity campaigner, Heather Mills is closely associated with multiple charities. Perhaps this was the reason that she chose to associate with Aegis Trust, an independent organization that works on eliminating genocide. This association has given Heather the opportunity to work with vulnerable people who have suffered from genocide in any form. Heather regularly donates to the charity, though she prefers to keep her offerings a secret. The former model and charity campaigner has raised the issue forcefully among her professional circuit and has helped create awareness on various issues concerning genocide.

Heather is an active charity campaigner. This has given the former model an opportunity to dwell into various social issues including care for unattended animals. Her association with Farm Sanctuary amply proves this and the former model has been aggressively spearheading the movement of saving animals from the concept of factory farming. Heather through her donations in cash and kind has helped to raise awareness on the issue of animal care and has helped protect thousands of animals that would have otherwise fallen prey to human lust.

World Smile Foundation is another charity with which the former model is associated. Established in 2001, the charity has been set in memory of Harvey Ball. The charity focuses on funding grass root charitable organizations that receive less attention and grants. Harvey Bell has been contributing in cash and kind to the charity and promotes the cause vigorously. Her past public appearances have been a platform for raising attention on the issue and her association with World Smile Foundation has enabled the charity gain increased attention among social organizations.

Harvey has also been associated with Airlift Research Foundation since 2008. The research foundation funds orthopedic research and helps those suffering from these injuries. Besides her contributions in cash, Harvey has actively raised the cause of those suffering from orthopedic injuries during her public appearances. Improving the quality of life for war survivors has been an endeavor of Airlift Research Foundation and Harvey has vigorously campaigned for the cause via his efforts.

Heather can be often spotted wearing her Bvlgari 801 17B pair of sunglasses. Bvlgari is a world renowned brand for ultra expensive jewelries and luxury goods. Founded back in 1884, this luxury brand has its headquarter based in Rome, Italy. 8017 B sunglasses have custom made exclusive frames, made with fine Swarovski crystals. They can be easily identified by their signature elliptical design.

When it comes to sun glasses, the Italian brand of fashion sunglasses, Ray Ban is another preferred brand of Heather Mills. Her Ray Ban 3362 is an aviator style sunglass. The elegant golden colored metallic wire frames of the sunglasses grips across the brow. Though the sunglass looks thin and trim, it’s actually sturdily built.