Paul McCartney was just a regular hiker on Saturday as he enjoyed some time off with his wife Nancy after flying to St Barts for their annual Easter getaway.
The Beatles legend, 81, was seen enjoying the Caribbean sun as he toweled off after a dip in the ocean alongside his 64-year-old wife of 13 years.
Wearing colorful swim shorts and a navy long-sleeved T-shirt, Paul looked incredibly relaxed as he frolicked in the ocean.
Meanwhile, Nancy sported a pink swirl-print swim top and black shorts as she walked into the water for a dip.
It comes as Paul was reported to have shown his generous side by handing a family a six-figure sum to thank them for returning a £10million guitar after it was stolen in the 1960s.
Paul McCartney enjoyed some time off with his wife Nancy on Saturday, after flying to St Barts for their annual Easter getaway.
The hitmaker, 81, was seen enjoying the Caribbean sun while taking a dip in the ocean alongside his wife of 13 years, Nancy, 64 (pictured).
Wearing colorful swim shorts and a navy long-sleeved T-shirt, Paul looked incredibly relaxed as he frolicked in the ocean.
According SunPaul thanked Cathy Guest, who found the Höfner four-string instrument in her loft.
Cathy received the fee after lengthy negotiations between her and Paul’s music publishing company, MPL.
A source said: “They have now reached an agreement and the family have received a very significant reward of gratitude.”
“Sir Paul has also expressed his gratitude to Cathy and the family.”
Cathy added: “I can’t talk about the amount, but I’m not moving or doing anything to change my life.” “My lifestyle won’t change.”
It was previously revealed last month that Paul had been reunited with the guitar, some 54 years after it was last seen while The Beatles were recording what would become their final album, Let It Be.
The guitar, a distinctively shaped Höfner bass, became synonymous with the versatile musician during his time with the Beatles and was purchased while the then-unknown band toured Hamburg’s famous club circuit.
A young student had previously claimed that the instrument had been left to him as part of an inheritance, but was later returned to its legendary owner.
Paul looked relaxed as he toweled off after taking a dip in the ocean.
Meanwhile, Nancy sported a pink swirl-print swim top and black shorts as she walked into the water for a dip.
It comes as Paul was reported to have shown his generous side by handing a family a six-figure sum to thank them for returning a £10million guitar after it was stolen in the 1960s.
According to The Sun, Paul thanked Cathy Guest, who found the four-string Höfner instrument in his loft.
Cathy received the fee after lengthy negotiations between her and Paul’s music publishing company, MPL.
A source said: “They have now reached an agreement and the family have received a very significant sum of gratitude.”
Last month it was revealed that Paul had been reunited with the guitar, some 54 years after it was last seen.
The guitar, a distinctively Höfner-shaped bass, became synonymous with the versatile musician during his time with the Beatles.
A young student had previously claimed that the instrument had been left to him as part of an inheritance, but was later returned to its legendary owner.
McCartney previously said he “fell in love” with the guitar, which could now be worth up to £10 million (wife Nancy pictured).
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McCartney previously said he “fell in love” with the guitar, which could now be worth up to £10m, because its shape made it appear more symmetrical when played left-handed.
Although he put it aside briefly during his time in the band, he picked it up again for the recording sessions in London when the group was recording Let it Be.
The instrument can also be seen in Get Back, the Peter Jackson documentary that was released in 2021.
Höfner stepped in to help the musician in his desperate search for the instrument online by creating the hashtag ‘tracingthebass’ and inviting people from all over the world to track it.
They have been McCartney’s preferred brand throughout his career. Since 1961 he has owned four Höfner basses and to this day he plays one of the basses that the German company gave him.
Although he put it aside briefly during his time in the band, he picked it up again for the recording sessions in London when the group was recording Let it Be.
The instrument can also be seen in Get Back, the Peter Jackson documentary that was released in 2021.
Höfner stepped in to help the musician in his desperate search for the instrument online by creating the hashtag ‘tracingthebass’.
They have been McCartney’s preferred brand throughout his career. Since 1961 he has owned four Höfner basses.
Höfner executive Nick Wass told the Sunday Telegraph: ‘I’ve worked closely with Paul McCartney’s team over the years, and when I met Paul we talked about his first Höfner bass and where it might be today.
‘Paul said to me, ‘Heh, since you’re from Höfner, couldn’t you help me find my bass?’ And that’s what sparked this big hunt.”
Theories about what happened to the instrument vary, from rumors that a thief took the bass from a cupboard in Abbey Road, to a story that it disappeared from the basement of the Beatles’ Savile Row offices.
A representative for McCartney said: ‘Following the release of last year’s Lost Bass project, Paul’s 1961 Höfner 500/1 bass, which was stolen in 1972, has been returned. The guitar has been authenticated by Höfner and Paul is incredibly grateful to everyone involved.”