Bill Gates’ daughter Phoebe confirms relationship with Paul McCartney’s grandson
The IndependentStay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bill Gates’ daughter Phoebe Gates has revealed she’s in a relationship with Paul McCartney’s grandson, Arthur Donald. On June 26, the 21-year-old daughter of the billionaire Microsoft founder confirmed her long-speculated romance with Arthur – the son of The Beatles legend’s eldest daughter, Mary McCartney. In addition to the relationship hard-launch, Phoebe shared another image of her mother, Melinda French Gates, as she gave the commencement speech at her own daughter’s graduation. I’ve been asking my mom forever and ever if I could meet with her.” Arthur Donald, 25, is the grandson of Beatles rocker Paul McCartney and son of photographer Mary McCartney Phoebe ultimately met Stella in London while she was interning at British Vogue, and said they “instantly hit it off.” “I felt very connected to her, I feel like because she’s been able to use the platform she had, because of who her dad is, and then she took that and instead of being like: ‘Oh, people define me by this,’ she took it and she was like: ‘Okay, I have this immense privilege, now I’m going to use it to leverage something,’ and what she chose to leverage is to launch a brand that is completely sustainable,” Phoebe said.