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Sir Paul McCartney's gift to Manchester attack families
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1 December 2017
Eilidh MacLeod was among 22 people killed in May's terrorist attack in Manchester
A gift from Sir Paul McCartney is to be auctioned to raise funds for two Scottish families affected by the Manchester Arena attack.
Eilidh MacLeod, 14, died and her friend Laura MacIntyre, 15, was badly injured in the terrorist attack which killed 22 people on 22 May.
The pair from the Isle of Barra were attending an Ariana Grande concert with thousands of other music fans.
Sir Paul has donated a special edition box set of music by The Beatles.
The former Beatle has offered to personalise the 50th anniversary Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band collection of discs, which is being auctioned by Bonhams.
Eilidh was passionate about music and was a piper with Sgoil Lionacleit Pipe Band.
Her parents, Roddy and Marion MacLeod, said: "We are extremely grateful for Sir Paul's kind gesture.
"People's generosity has helped us greatly in the aftermath of our loss and we can't thank them enough."
Laura's father Michael MacIntyre added: "This an amazing and brilliant gesture by Paul McCartney in donating this personalised Sgt Pepper album for auction to help Laura's recovery and her future.
"We are grateful to Sir Paul and the many others who have helped financially to what has been an unbelievably difficult situation that we found ourselves thrust into.
"This kindness will help us move on in the future and to ensure Laura lives as full a life as possible after the awful events in Manchester."
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Sir Paul McCartney donates album to raise funds for the families of Eilidh MacLeod and Laura MacIntyre
The special Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band box-set will be auctioned to raise funds for the families of the two teenagers caught up in the Manchester Arena terror attack
By Alexandra Rucki
1 DEC 2017
Sir Paul McCartney has donated a rare album to raise funds for the families of Eilidh MacLeod and Laura MacIntyre.
Eilidh, 14, died in the Manchester Arena attack on May 22, while her friend Laura, 15, was seriously injured.
Soon after the tragedy Sir Paul donated a special Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 6 Disc Super Deluxe (50th Anniversary Edition) box-set which will be auctioned to raise funds for the two families, who are from Barra in the Outer Hebrides.
The album will be personally dedicated and personalised to the successful bidder.
It will be auctioned in the run-up to the 40th anniversary of one of Sir Paul’s Wings songs Mull of Kintyre reaching number 1 at Christmas in 1977.
The girl’s parents said the gesture is “amazing and brilliant’.
Eilidh was one of 22 people who died in the bombing at Manchester Arena.
Her parents Roddy and Marion MacLeod said: “We are extremely grateful for Sir Paul’s kind gesture.
“Eilidh was a keen piper and ‘Mull of Kintyre’ is such an iconic song for the pipes - so this donation from Sir Paul is especially poignant and fitting.
“People’s generosity has helped us greatly in the aftermath of our loss and we can’t thank them enough. Hopefully this auction will be well supported.”
Their daughter was a piper with Sgoil Lionacleit Pipe Band.
Band members who attended her funeral mass played four tunes in her honour - the last tunes that Eilidh played on the pipes on the day before she went to the concert.
Laura has returned to the island’s Castlebay Community School after spending many weeks in hospital being treated for serious injuries.
Her father Michael MacIntyre said: “This an amazing and brilliant gesture by Paul McCartney in donating this personalised Sgt Pepper album for auction to help Laura’s recovery and her future.
“We are grateful to Sir Paul and the many others who have helped financially to what has been an unbelievably difficult situation that we found ourselves thrust into.
“This kindness will help us move on in the future and to ensure Laura lives as full a life as possible after the awful events in Manchester.”
A spokesman for Sir Paul - who also wrote Pipes of Peace - said: “Paul was glad to help.”
Bonhams will waive their commission fee and will also donate the buyer’s premium to the families.
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