Heather Mills is reportedly blaming Stella McCartney for the decision to remove art worth £10million from Heather’s lodge on Paul McCartney’s Peasmarsh estate.

A source close to Heather told the Sun: “Heather thinks it’s fairly obvious what’s happened. Paul’s spent Christmas with Stella, who is utterly worried about every penny her dad has.”

“She is constantly going on at him over money and valuables, and it seems she’s put him up to go back and take the paintings.”

But a source close to the McCartney family has explained it isn’t about the value of the art: “Money is not the issue here. Stella cannot bear the thought of Heather being anywhere near anything of value or just sentimental value to her late mother Linda.”

“Stella was so furious by the unfounded claims that her dad hit her mum, she is now hitting back.”

The Mail on Sunday is also reporting that Heather had a full-on fight with Stella’s elder sister, Mary McCartney over the summer.

A source told the newspaper: “It was a proper girl fight - hair pulling, the lot. It was a real punch-up. Paul had to break them up. Heather became hysterical and started screaming that she needed police protection. It’s not clear what exactly caused the fight, but there was talk that it was something to do with the [lodge].”

“If it had been Stella and Heather, it wouldn’t have been such a surprise. But Mary is a very quiet, placid person and this is the last thing you would expect from her. It just shows to what degree this family has been torn apart.”