Sir Paul McCartney to wed at the weekend

Sir Paul McCartney is rumoured to tie the knot this weekend to fiancee Nancy Shevell at his Englis Farmhouse.

The gossip has bloggers and paparazzi on high alert for a potential weekend wedding.

The Beatles legend, 69, proposed to New York socialite Shevell 51, in may after four years together, and they have been rumoured to exchange vows later this year.

The latest reports suggest the couple will become man and wife in an intimate ceremony at McCartney's Sussex retreat in a few days time.

A source tells America's Us Weekly magazine: "It will be a small, intimate wedding. It's going to be very elegant and classic."

The insider adds: "They are having a big party in New York to celebrate later on."

A representative for McCartney has declined to comment on the wedding speculation.

The nuptials between Shevell with de McCartney's third, his first wife Linda died in 1998 and his second marriage to Heather Mills ended in divorce in 2008.