Heather 'to clear mines'

Sir Paul McCartney has assured the world that his soon-to-be ex-wife is really a very generous person.

And it seems Heather Mills is doing her best to prove him right - landmine by landmine.

The 38-year-old has declared her intention to donate most of her divorce settlement to charity.

Mrs Mills - who could receive anywhere between £40million and £200million - says she wants to spend the cash on clearing landmines in war-torn countries.

She is also understood to be planning to set up a "humanitarian organisation" with the money.

Her spokesman said last night: "Most of the money Heather has ever received goes towards supporting her various charities, the main one being Adopt A Minefield.

"I cannot comment on what the settlement might be, except to say that I am certain she wants the vast majority of it to be spent clearing landmines.

"The way she sees it is that there is no point the money sitting in a bank account gathering dust, the money has to be working."

She added: "The more acres of minefield she can clear, the happier she will be."

Detractors are bound to see this latest announcement as a public relations exercise.

Miss Mills is sure to leave enough after donations to give herself and the couple's two-year-old daughter Beatrice a comfortable life.

But friends have said that the former model constantly nagged Sir Paul to give more from his £800million fortune to charitable causes.

The pair are both already patrons of Adopt A Minefield, which has been clearing mines in countries around the world.

In Cambodia, more than nine million landmines were laid by all sides in 20 years of conflict, and one in 246 Cambodians is an amputee.

Miss Mills lost a leg when she was hit by a police motorcyclist in West London 13 years ago.

She and Sir Paul announced their separation last Wednesday morning after four years of marriage.

They said in a statement that they had found it "increasingly difficult" to maintain a normal relationship in the glare of the public eye.