Paul has a heap of Aunties and Uncles spread all over the place. It's rumoured that some even live up the road from me on Tamborine Mountain in Queensland Australia! (I'm pretty sure it is true because at Paul's 'recent' December 2017 Brisbane show the most family he had in Oz, descended for the night- Paul said so himself)

So may I introduce to you................. some family.

Aunty Joan and Paul enjoy a dance at a reception The Dorchester, London, after the Royal Charity Premiere of 'AHDN 6thJuly 1964

Auntie Jinny  and Jim  having a sing song (Mike McCartney pic) Look at the gentleman on the right he is sporting some stunning hair  streamers. perhaps its NYE!

Wow Paul had some names at his 21st party! Weren't those aunties lucky to meet the Shadows! And.... see John go off his nut at Bob Wooler but that's an entirely different story! (Mike McCartney pic)

This next pic IS special-  Top of The Pops! 2 name drops for 2 special people in Paul and Mikes songs! (another Mike McCartney pic)

https://youtu.be/2x8D4T--0v4

Lily The Pink preformed by The Scaffold - Mike McGear (Peter Michael McCartney) Roger McGough and John Gorman

Released in November 1968, became No. 1 in the UK singles chart for the four weeks encompassing the Christmas holidays that year. Backing vocalists on the recording included:

Graham Nash of The Hollies, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Crosby & Nash and also associated with David Gilmour and Jackson Browne.

Elton John (then Reg Dwight)!!

Tim Rice (Yes -Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice an English author and Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Emmy Award, Tony Award, and Grammy Award-winning lyricist.

And Jack Bruce of Cream ( also associated with  Blues Incorporated, The Graham Bond Organisation, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Manfred Mann, Cream, The Tony Williams Lifetime, West, Bruce and Laing, Rocket 88, Robin Trower, Kip Hanrahan, BBM, Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band!)  played the bass guitar .

COME BACK MILLY!

Above: Hello Jane! Recognise the other ladies? Oh I see Mike McCartney!

You might also remember Milly got her own 'Come Back Milly' sign at the taping of 'All you Need Is Love'. Various countries and networks (coordinated by the BBC) presented the first live, international satellite broadcast - "Our World", which was seen by an estimated 400 million people. The world's most popular band came up with a new song just for the occasion, which they debuted with a live performance.

Did You Know? The original live broadcast was in black-and-white only, this clip was colorized (starting about three minutes in) for the Beatles' "Anthology" project in 1995.

Ok back to that sign!!!

Milly is Jim McCartney's sister. She was married to man named Albert Kendall, (Uncle Albert). She must have been a special woman in Paul's life. When Paul's mother, Mary passed away, it was Paul's aunties that really stepped up and helped out Jim take care of the household needs and the two young boys. Paul honored her memory by giving the middle name of "Milly" to his youngest child, Beatrice. (And here I thought it had something to do with her mother's last name!).

Aunt Millie was the only family member that was concerned when Paul was to marry Linda. She wasn't sure about her nephew marrying an American woman.

Although maybe others in the family had concerns and only dear Auntie Milly had the guts to speak up and say something.

In the spring of 1967, Milly traveled to Adelaide, Australia to visit her son, Jim. There was some real worry in the family that Milly might decide to live in Australia and never return to England. The McCartney's wanted to get a message to her to let her know that she is loved and missed at home and they want her to come back!
Her nephew, Paul was going to be on the first ever world-wide satellite broadcast with his band, The Beatles, performing their new song, "All you need is love." This would be the perfect way to get the message across to Milly. And so Paul painted a very simple sign that read "Come Back Milly!"

 Isn't he a wonderful nephew *sigh*

One of those 400 million people was, you guessed it Milly Kendall. Angie McCartney wrote in her book, My Long and Winding Road, "Milly told us she had not long arrived and was tired and exhausted from her journey. But they had the telly on in the next room and she was half watching the screen when suddenly this placard came up. She was flabbergasted , as at this stage we were not as tech saturated as we are now. It was a real link between our two hemispheres."

No one knows if Milly really was going to stay in Australia indefinitely, but after a short time she came right back to England.

Let 'Em In Lyrics

Someone's knockin' at the door
Somebody's ringin' the bell
Someone's knockin' at the door
Somebody's ringin' the bell
Do me a favor
Open the door and let 'em in, yeah, let 'em in

Sister Suzie, brother John
Martin Luther, Phil and Don
Brother Michael, auntie Gin
Open the door and let 'em in, yeah

Sister Suzie, brother John
Martin Luther, Phil and Don
Uncle Ernie, auntie Gin
Open the door and let 'em in, yeah

Someone's knockin' at the door
Somebody's ringin' the bell
Someone's knockin' at the door
Somebody's ringin' the bell
Do me a favor
Open the door and let 'em in, ooh yeah, let 'em in

Sister Suzie, brother John
Martin Luther, Phil and Don
Uncle Earnie, uncle Lin
Open the door and let 'em in, yeah

Lily The Pink Lyrics

We'll drink a drink a drink
To lily the pink the pink the pink
The saviour of our human race
For she invented, medicinal compound
Most efficasious in every case

Mr freers, had sticky out ears

And it made him awful shy
And so they gave him medicinal compound
And now he's learning how to fly

Robert tony, was known to be bony
He would never eat his meals
And so they gave him medicinal compound
Now they move him round on wheels

We'll drink a drink a drink
To lily the pink the pink the pink
The saviour of the human race
For she invented medicinal compound
Most efficasious in every case

Old ebineezer thought he was julius caeser
And so they put him in a home
Where they gave him medicnal compound
And now he's emperor of Rome

Jonny hammer, had a terrible st st st st stammer
He could hardly sssay a word
And so they gave him medicinal compound
Now's he's seen, but never heard

Aunty milly, ran willy nilly
When her legs they did recede
So they looked on medicnal compound
Now they call her milly bee

Jennifer eccles, had terrible freckles
And the boys all called her names
But they gave her medicinal compound
Now she joins in all the games

Lily the pink she turned to drink
She filled up with parafin inside
And despite her medicinal compound
Sadly picklilly died

Up to heaven her soul ascended
All the church bells they did ring
She took with her medicinal compound
Hark the herald angels sing