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"Sir Paul McCartney almost doubled his income in 2011, it has been revealed.  The Beatles legend earned \u00C2\u00A329m in the last 12 months, compared to the \u00C2\u00A316.4m he made in 2010.  His company MPL Communications also saw its takings increase, raking in a pre-tax profit of \u00C2\u00A312.8m - over \u00C2\u00A39m more than last year.  Despite having a highly-lucrative 2011, McCartney took a salary of just \u00C2\u00A31m from his company. In 2010 he paid himself an income of \u00C2\u00A36.7m, according to The Sun.  McCartney&amp;#039;s earnings were boosted by a six-month, 19-date world tour, which came to an end in Liverpool on Tuesday (December 20).  In October, the 69-year-old him married US heiress Nancy Shevell at a ceremony in London.  &amp;quot;Macca must have picked up a few lucky coins in the past couple of years,&amp;quot; a source commented. &amp;quot;Not only has he got married to a lovely lady, he&amp;#039;s also had a hugely successful world tour.&amp;quot; McCartney is set to release a new studio album - his first for five years - in February 2012.  Watch fan footage of Paul McCartney performing &amp;#039;Mull Of Kintyre&amp;#039; in Liverpool below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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