Sir Paul McCartney is to make a substantial donation to the Adopt-a-Minefield charity after his split from wife Heather caused him to pull out of a benefit gala.The former Beatle will give a reported £1.6 million to the organisation.He was due to perform at the annual fundraising event in Los Angeles in October.The McCartneys are patrons of the charity and have jointly hosted the star-studded gala for the past five years, with a performance by Sir Paul the main attraction.But Sir Paul, 64, pulled out last month and the event has been cancelled.The charity confirmed he had offered to make a donation, but stressed he was under no obligation to pay compensation for his missed performance.Keith Kelly, director of Adopt-a-Minefield UK, said: "This is not compensation and we have not asked for any money."Paul is not under any legal obligation but he has offered to make a donation."He wanted to do this because he realises that not having the event this year is a big financial blow to us. The event has been cancelled because losing Paul at such short notice meant it was very difficult for us to replace him."We have not yet received a cheque so I have no idea how much he will give. The event normally raises 1.5 million dollars (£792,000) to two million dollars (£1,056,000). Whether Paul is thinking of matching that or not, I can’t say."
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The charity will probally go under without him because no one cares about them without him.
