Author: quyen1

LONDON — David and Victoria Beckham have been attending fashion shows since the ‘90s when the couple started dating.

Simultaneously, David and Victoria were carving out their own style aesthetic with the Manchester United F.C. making headlines for his experimental hairstyles, meanwhile Victoria would always have the most expensive wardrobe as part of girl group Spice Girls.

In 1998, the couple attended Antonio Berardi’s spring show that kicked off David and Victoria becoming permanent fixtures on the front rows during New York, London, Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks.

David Beckham, Victoria Beckham and Kim Jones at Kent & Curwen’s fall 2019 show.
Victoria made her runway debut in 2000 at London Fashion Week for designer Maria Grachvogel’s show wearing a sleeveless green roll neck with moss green HotPants and brown knee-high boots. She closed the show in a strapless burgundy ruffle dress with a matching choker made out of rubies.

She sat front row at Dolce and Gabbana’s spring 2002 show during Milan Fashion Week wearing a pinstriped suit with lace gloves, pearl necklaces and a black beret.

“At some point, I would love to do sunglasses, and more tailored clothing. I’m working my way up and I’m really enjoying it,” Victoria told WWD in 2005 ahead of her collaboration and fashion show with Rock & Republic later that year held in Los Angeles.

As part of the Spice Girls, the group built a loyal relationship with Italian designer Roberto Cavalli. Victoria would often sit front row at his shows.

Victoria closed Roberto Cavalli’s men’s fall 2006 show in Paris wearing a white dress with a high slit featuring intricate embroidery.

Brooklyn Beckham, Hana Cross, Cruz Beckham, Romeo Beckham, Harper Beckham, David Beckham and Anna Wintour in the front row.
“Paris is my favorite city in the whole world,” the singer-turned-designer told WWD in 2006, who at the time was working on her denim, kids’ and new menswear lines. When asked if she would ever dabble in couture, Victoria said, “Oh my God, that is so out of my league.”

Leading up to 2008 before Victoria debuted her own collection of dresses, she was attending as many fashion shows as possible, from Proenza Schouler’s spring 2007 show with Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher to the Yves Saint Laurent spring 2007 show in Paris with Katie Holmes.

The 10 looks she presented were tailored to the body, made with fabrics such as basket-weave cotton, fine gazar and georgette silks with touches of Indian embroidery and hand-sewn beading.

“The collection was inspired by the femininity and sophistication of the midcentury silhouette. I’ve always been drawn to intricate, seam-detailed designs, as their structure enhances the flattering shape of a woman’s silhouette,” Victoria explained to WWD in 2008.

Since the designer has been showing in numerous fashion cities, from New York to Paris, her family has become her biggest supporters on the front row, as well as attending shows outside of Victoria’s.

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham at the Mugler fall 2024 show.
At the Victoria Beckham fall 2014 show, David attended with their children Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and Harper.

Each family member has slid into a corner of fashion. Romeo starred in Burberry’s festive campaign and film “From London With Love.”

Brooklyn, who tied the knot with Nicola Peltz two years ago, has been following in the footsteps of his parents by attending fashion shows together in coordinating outfits to Miu Miu, Givenchy, Mugler and Valentino shows.

Cruz and Harper, respectively, have been less shy in public in comparison to their siblings, but are always present at their mother’s fashion shows.

He has been the face of watch brand Tudor for the last six years.

And the former football legend, 49, showed his dedication to the brand on Tuesday as he attended the watch shop’s opening in Barcelona and posed for several selfies with fans.

David Beckham, who was surrounded by a plethora of fans, cut a laidback figure in a navy blue linen shirt.

He teamed the casual shirt with a pair of baggy black trousers and sported a pair of casual trainers.

Sporting a stylish Tudor watch, David had his tatted arms on full display and seemed in high spirits as he struck up a smile for the cameras.

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David Beckham showed his dedication to watch brand Tudor on Tuesday as he attended the watch shop’s first opening in Barcelona

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David, who was surrounded by a plethora of fans, cut a laidback figure in a navy blue linen shirt

Joining him at the event was none other than the Alinghi Red Bull racing team.

The crew all sported Tudor and Red Bull-branded T-shirts as they took up the chance to get snapped with David on the red carpet.

David has been a brand ambassador for Tudor for over six years and has starred in numerous campaigns.

Appearing previously in part of their #BornToDare campaign, David said: ‘I was attracted to Tudor by the attention to detail I could see in their watches.

‘I then learned about the history of the brand. One of adventure, pioneer diving and daring expeditions. I was instantly hooked.’

Tudor is owned by Rolex and offers watches that typically feature a cool-vintage style, coupled with a pricing structure that makes them much less expensive than Rolex watches.

It comes after David shared a sweet moment with his daughter Harper on Saturday, as he brought her along to see Inter Miami play St. Louis in Fort Lauderdale.

The club co-owner was clearly hoping his youngest child, 12, would be his good luck charm in the MLS league match.

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David appeared in high spirits as he struck up a smile for the cameras on the red carpet

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He teamed his casual shirt with a pair of baggy black trousers and sported a pair of casual trainers

But his team only managed to get a draw in the game, despite footballing legend Lionel Messi making MLS history, by becoming the fastest player to reach 25 goal contributions in a season.

David looked in high spirits for most of the match, cutting a dashing figure in a navy blue suit and matching T-shirt underneath.

Ever the proud father, he warmly embraced Harper while watching his players, with the duo seen sharing a laugh.

The youngest Beckham took several style cues from her fashion designer mother, Victoria, wearing a pink T-shirt and jeans, with a tiny woven yellow handbag.

She cuddled up to her famous dad as he beamed widely and hooked his arms around her waist.

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Sporting a stylish Tudor watch, David had his tatted arms on full display as he rolled up the sleeves of his shirt

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During the event a large crowd of eager fans gathered to get selfies with the football legend

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David has been a brand ambassador for Tudor for over six years and has starred in numerous campaigns

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Appearing previously in part of their #BornToDare campaign, David said: ‘I was attracted to Tudor by the attention to detail I could see in their watches.’

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He continued: ‘I then learned about the history of the brand. One of adventure, pioneer diving and daring expeditions. I was instantly hooked.’

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David was also joined by the Alinghi Red Bull racing team who sported Tudor and Red Bull-branded T-shirts as they took up the chance to get snapped with him on the red carpet

While his youngest son Cruz, 19, was also in attendance to support his father’s team, sporting an Inter Miami jersey.

Harper is a longtime football fan and often accompanies David to Inter Miami matches, while also being a huge supporter of the Lionesses.

The former footballer later took to his Instagram to share a selfie with his daughter posing in front of the pitch.

Captioning the adorable shot, he admitted that while his team had been hoping for a better result, he was happy to have Harper with him.

David wrote: ‘Didn’t get the 3 points we wanted but I have this little one by my side #HarperSeven’.

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in 2017 Tudor announced David as their new brand ambassador and claimed that he embodies the daring values that made Tudor what it is today

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They launched their partnership by making him the face of the brand’s Born To Dare campaign, a tagline created to reflect on both its brand history and its possible future by alluding to the pioneers that have worn both Tudor and its parent company Rolex

Inter Miami and St. Louis drew at 3-3, despite Messi’s record-breaking goal with a wonderful sidefoot from just inside the box, supplied by his good friend (and former Barca teammate) Jordi Alba.

It has taken Messi just 12 games this season to reach 12 goals and 13 assists by MLS’ counting, smashing the previous mark set by Carlos Vela in his 2019 MVP campaign.

Even with the draw, Miami (10-3-5, 35 points) took a two-point lead atop the Eastern Conference standings and in MLS overall, ahead of second-place Cincinnati (10-3-3, 33 points), which did not play Saturday.

But next week will see Messi joining Argentina to defend the Copa America title it won in 2021 when the eight-time Ballon d´Or winner tearfully lifted his first major trophy for his national team.

Lady Gaga and David Beckham meet for the first time for Tudor Watch

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It comes after David shared a sweet moment with his daughter Harper on Saturday, as he brought her along to see Inter Miami play St. Louis in Fort Lauderdale

Rebecca Loos seesaws between irritation and jaw-tensing annoyance as she watches David Beckham on Netflix recalling the aftermath of their affair.

The former England captain speaks haltingly as if every well-chosen word requires careful extraction. It is what he doesn’t say, though, that dismays Rebecca.

It is almost 20 years since his former aide detonated a media frenzy like no other when she went public with details of their relationship. It didn’t draw much of a response from Beckham at the time. So not for a second did she think he would address the subject – albeit obliquely – after so long.

Yet attracting record-breaking viewing figures, Beckham’s self-titled Netflix series ‘tells the inside story of a global football star and cultural icon’ with no subject ‘off the table’ – even the affair. But as Rebecca notes, Beckham isn’t exactly put on the spot about it. Instead he is simply asked how he dealt with the ‘multiple tabloid stories’ it spawned.

Without referencing the liaison directly or admitting guilt – or indeed anything remotely inappropriate – Beckham, 48, says the stories were ‘horrible’ and left him ‘feeling sick every day’.

Rebecca, 47, shakes her head. ‘It’s all, “poor me”. He needs to take responsibility,’ she says, plaiting her fingers lest she might be tempted to punch the screen.

Rebecca Loos reacts to Beckham documentary: I’m not a liar

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Pictured, Rebecca Loos, now living in Norway, who worked with David Beckham in 2003

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Sometimes he secretly tried to hold her hand as they motored through Madrid. Pictured, David Beckham driving with Rebecca Loos in Madrid. Ms Loos claims to of had an affair with the football ace

‘He can say whatever he likes of course and I understand he has an image to preserve, but he is portraying himself as the victim and he’s making me look like a liar, like I’ve made up these stories.

‘He is indirectly suggesting that I’m the one who has made Victoria suffer.’

In truth, she would have rather he hadn’t spoken at all about what was, for her, a life-changing episode. To her mind, it was buried.

Long since happily married with two children, she has lived for the past 14 years in blissful obscurity in Norway where she teaches yoga and works as a medical assistant. ‘It’s not like England here, it’s much less judgmental,’ she says. ‘I used to get people coming up to me in Waitrose, right in my face, taking pictures of me with their mobiles.

‘Here people are cool about it. They don’t care. Most of them [Norwegian friends] say, “Well, I was with a married man once and I did this…” It’s like everyone has done something at some point.’

Not with married men as famous as Beckham though. And few would have faced as much opprobrium as Rebecca, the privately-educated Spanish-born diplomat’s daughter dubbed a ‘sleazy senorita’ and portrayed as sex-obsessed. She doubts whether society would judge a woman ‘so harshly’ today.

Now, because of the documentary, she has been dragged back into the limelight. And despite living in the mountains, she is not beyond harassment, though reflecting different times, it now takes a new form – vicious trolling on social media.

Sitting in a quiet corner of a hotel in the centre of Oslo, Rebecca watches Beckham expressing wonder at how he and Victoria ‘got through’ the scandal and how he managed to drag himself to training with Real Madrid.

He laments the intense pressure placed on their marriage. And so the tightly-controlled film, made by his own production company, goes on, asking of Beckham no awkward questions but bathing him in a warm, sympathy-inducing glow.

Seeing his wife hurt, he says, was ‘incredibly difficult’. His eyes moisten. Rebecca has seen enough and turns away. This in fact is her second viewing.

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Pictured, Victoria Beckham going shopping with her son Romeo and Rebecca Loos in Madrid, September 2003

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They visited bars in the trendy Chueca district ‘and we had the best croquetas in the city at a tapas place’. Pictured, David Beckham spotted clubbing with Rebecca Loos in a Madrid disco

‘Yes, the stories were horrible, but they’re true,’ she says. ‘He talks in the documentary about this ultimately being his private life, shutting it down.

‘I think it’s one thing to keep your private life to yourself. It’s another thing to mislead the public. And so many people had forgotten about all of this. So many people put all this behind them, this whole affair, the scandal and everything. And he’s dragged it back up again in a way that is affecting my reputation…

‘I think if he was going to touch on this time and how difficult it was, it would have been really nice for him to have said “it was not my proudest time”.

READ MORE – Beckham’s Netflix series doctored newspaper story to suggest he didn’t have affair with Rebecca Loos 

‘The worse bit for me is that he says he didn’t like seeing his wife suffer. That bothered me. Because he’s the one that’s caused the suffering. He could have simply said that this was a tough time and I don’t want to talk about it.

‘If you don’t want to take responsibility for things because of your family and your children that’s absolutely fine. And if he had just said it was a tough time for us and moved on I wouldn’t be here today.

‘But he specifically made it look like… my fault, that he had nothing to do with this.’

Let down, she believes, by both Beckham and the management company that employed her she sold her story – ‘it was coming out anyway so I thought I’d try to control it’ – to the now-defunct News of the World in April 2004.

Details of their brief liaison splintered the superstar’s scrupulously cultivated image.

Beckham was depicted as the paragon not just of football but of fidelity, the loving family man who exemplified 21st Century masculinity.

For a while the story reverberated across the world, posing an existential threat to Brand Beckham of which Posh Spice, of course, was the other half.

Only a few months earlier the midfielder had signed for Real Madrid and Rebecca, then 26, beautiful and unattached, was appointed his Girl Friday or client services manager as she was officially billed.

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Ms Loos says Beckham developed ‘a soft spot’ for her which was reciprocated. Pictured, Rebecca Loos attends the London Film Festival in 2008

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Pictured, the Daily Mirror frontpage on April 5, 2004 with claims insisting Rebecca Loos did have an affair with David Beckham

Since the age of 15, Beckham had spent his career safe in the bosom of Manchester United. Now alone in a strange city, 800 miles from Victoria and their two young sons, Brooklyn and Romeo, who remained in England, he was relying heavily on Rebecca who helped him navigate his new landscape.

‘He loved learning about Spanish culture, particularly food and wine,’ she recalls. ‘Once when he was under siege in his hotel I smuggled him out in the boot of my car because I wanted to show him the real Madrid.’ They visited bars in the trendy Chueca district ‘and we had the best croquetas in the city at a tapas place’.

In a short time, Beckham, she says, developed ‘a soft spot’ for her which was reciprocated. Sometimes he secretly tried to hold her hand as they motored through Madrid. And when they had lunch with the rest of his entourage he would, she says, press his sandalled toes against her own.

‘He singled me out, made me feel special,’ she says. Eventually the flirtation became sexual. On their first night together she says he seduced her. She recalls: ‘I remember turning to him and saying you’re so lucky, you can have whoever you want. And he looked me in the eyes and said, “I’ve never done this before.” I thought, “Wow”. I mean I foolishly fell for his lies.’

At this time, Rebecca was living at home with her parents, Leendert Willem Albert Loos and his Anglo-Spanish wife Elizabeth, who once corrected Brooklyn’s grammar when he asked her for ‘one of them apples’.

Rebecca says: ‘It was when they all visited [Victoria, David and the children] and she said, “Brooklyn, it’s one of those apples.”’

Laughing, she adds: ‘I said, “Mummy, you can’t say that! He’s my client”. She still corrects me about things to this day.

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Victoria Beckham speaks about the pressures around the 2004 accusations of David’s affair with Ms Loos on the Netflix documentary

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She had heard that a documentary was in the offing, but assumed it would concentrate only on Beckham’s football career. Pictured, David and Victoria Beckham on the Netflix documentary

‘When I went home the day after sleeping with him [Beckham] for the first time, Mummy asked, “Where have you been? Where did you sleep?” And I just shrugged my shoulders. I didn’t say anything. But she knew. She just looked at me and said, “Be careful”.’

Despite her mother’s warning, no amount of care would prevent exposure of their secret. At this time Beckham was one of the most stalked and scrutinised men on the planet and, almost inevitably, photos emerged of the footballer and his assistant smooching in a nightclub.

Rebecca’s story was published several months later. Noticeably failing to deny the story outright, Beckham said at the time: ‘During the past few months I have become accustomed to reading more and more ludicrous stories about my private life. What appeared this morning is just one further example.

‘The simple truth is that I am very happily married. I have a wonderful wife and two very special kids. There is nothing any third party can do to change these facts.’

It is worth noting that Rebecca has never made a secret of that fact that she has kept many of the sexually graphic messages they exchanged 20 years ago.

She says: ‘It took me a long time to decide whether to speak about this today… if I remain silent I will be known as the liar, the one who made up the stories. And I also have a family and I also have children and they also have Google and they can also watch documentaries. And I want them to know that their mother was brave enough to stand up against them and to stand up for the truth.

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Under the shepherding of PR guru Max Clifford, Ms Loos later rode the reality television carousel and made a lot of money

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Ms Loos adds that if she hadn’t had an affair she wouldn’t have taken part in a reality television series, the Dutch version of 71 Degrees North, where she met her husband

‘When I went public all those years ago I stuck precisely to facts and the truth, because I was this 26-year-old with no support behind me going up against the most powerful couple in the world who had PR people and lawyers, who had everyone behind them. If I had got the slightest thing wrong, they would have got me.’

Under the shepherding of PR guru Max Clifford, she later rode the reality television carousel and made a lot of money, although nowhere close to the £800,000 figure suggested at the time. All this seems a lifetime ago, she says.

Seeing Victoria on the documentary made her recall their first meeting. ‘They came over for the weekend – and stepped off the plane all dolled up like Barbie and Ken. They seemed really nice.

‘I went shopping with Victoria and we later hung out at the hotel together while David signed for Real Madrid. I remember her sharp sense of humour.

‘And I think she came across well on the Netflix documentary. She was very natural, very honest, very open. She had me laughing at one point. I can’t say the same for him.’

She had heard that a documentary was in the offing, but assumed it would concentrate only on Beckham’s football career. ‘I remember thinking, “Good for him, he’s a great player.”

‘I never once thought they would open up about their marriage. It went out on a Wednesday. So Thursday morning, I get up, had breakfast with the kids and checked my Instagram. I noticed I’d got a few hundred extra followers which happens from time to time. So I didn’t think much of it. I dropped the kids off at school and went to work.’

Then she began receiving calls from journalists seeking her reaction. ‘And then I suddenly realised something must have been said but I didn’t know what.

‘At home I went online and saw all the articles. I was really confused. Then I sat on the sofa and just watched that one episode and was, well shocked.’

Viewed from a distance of 20 years, her take on the affair hasn’t much altered. Then as now she feels ‘tremendous guilt’.

She says: ‘I was very sorry for what I had done and the way I handled it – but life’s biggest mistakes are the best lessons learned.’

Regrets are pointless, she says. It was never her intention to wreck the Beckhams’ marriage: ‘Never, ever, ever. I want people to be happy I want families to be happy. I don’t want to break things up.’

In any case, she adds, if she hadn’t had an affair she wouldn’t have taken part in a reality television series, the Dutch version of 71 Degrees North, where she met Norwegian Sven Christjar Skaiaa, a doctor on the show who later became her husband.

‘Things happen for a reason. And now I have a wonderful life with my incredible husband and children,’ she says.

Has David Beckham‘s appointment as ambassador to the King’s Foundation smoothed his path to a knighthood?

He was furious when he wasn’t gonged in 2013, raging in an email – which he claims was faked – about the bunch of ‘c****’ who run the honours system.

He took exception to singer Katherine Jenkins getting an honour, asking: ‘Katherine Jenkins OBE for what?

Singing at the rugby and going to see the troops. F****** joke.’ All forgotten now?

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Has David Beckham’s (pictured) appointment as ambassador to the King’s Foundation smoothed his path to a knighthood?

The bromance between footballer and monarch will have piqued Prince Andrew. 

The Yorks and the Beckhams were once the closest of pals, so much so Andrew even arranged to host Harper Beckham‘s princess-themed sixth birthday party at Buckingham Palace. 

Relations between the families are now quite frosty. 

But if Beckham wants an exclusive venue for his 50th birthday party next May, his new bestie the King might oblige.

Motherland’s Anna Maxwell Martin, pictured, insists she has never been stung by cruel reviews suggesting she isn’t the prettiest actress in the firmament.

‘I feel really lucky I got so many brilliant, interesting parts that had nothing to do with the way I looked,’ says Anna.

‘I’m not putting myself down. I’ve got very high self-esteem, but I didn’t have to compete with Sienna Miller. I don’t want to look like a bag of s****.’

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Motherland’s Anna Maxwell Martin (pictured) insists she has never been stung by cruel reviews suggesting she isn’t the prettiest actress in the firmament

Founding trustee of the British Normandy Memorial Nicholas Witchell takes a pot-shot at British business chiefs for failing to fund the new education centre at the magnificent site of remembrance where the King will attend this week’s 80th anniversary commemorations.

‘With a few very notable exceptions,’ Witchell tells Radio Times, ‘the British corporate sector has failed to step up in support.

It has been puzzling and disappointing.’ One notable ally of the memorial includes the readers of the Daily Mail – who are thanked in the stonework.

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Founding trustee of the British Normandy Memorial Nicholas Witchell (pictured) takes a pot-shot at British business chiefs

Keith Moon’s penchant for throwing TV sets from high-rise hotel windows is recalled by former Melody Maker scribe Chris Charlesworth, who remembers The Who drummer addressing the night porter: ‘I don’t know how I can possibly apologise for that terrible accident.

I was trying to move the television closer to the window, so that more of my guests could watch it from the bed, when it slipped from my grasp.’

Amid further apologies he added: ‘If you’re coming back, would you be so kind as to bring two more bottles of chilled champagne… and another TV?’

Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg expresses bafflement at Sir Keir Starmer‘s on-off relationship with his neckwear, sometimes appearing open-necked and other times wearing a tie.

‘If I didn’t wear a tie,’ spouts his Mogginess, ‘my head would probably fall off.’

They’re two of the most famous couples in the world, who are once believed to have enjoyed a close friendship.

But in recent years, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are believed to have fallen out with David and Victoria Beckham – in a spat which seemingly dates back to 2018.

The row is believed to have heightened when the Sussexes allegedly accused the Beckhams of leaking stories about them to the press – while royal biographers claimed Meghan ‘didn’t like the footballer’s friendship with Prince William.’

New speculation about their relationship emerged overnight, when, as the Mail understands, King Charles met with David Beckham to discuss his charitable foundation while Prince Harry was in the country.

Previously, the Duke of Sussex had said that his father was too busy attending to ‘various other priorities’ to see him while he was in the UK this week.  

Here, FEMAIL breaks down how the relationship fell apart – from wedding invitation snubs and disagreements over designer clothing to fears of an upstaging. 

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Here, FEMAIL breaks down how the relationship fell apart – from wedding invitation snubs and disagreements over designer clothing to fears of an upstaging

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were once believed to have been good friends with David and Victoria Beckham – but it’s believed that time is now over

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The row is believed to have heightened when the Sussexes allegedly accused the Beckhams of leaking stories about them to the press – while royal biographers claimed Meghan ‘didn’t like the footballer’s friendship with Prince William’

2013 – MEGHAN FIRST MEETS VICTORIA 

In 2013, the then-actress Meghan gave the Victoria Beckham label a boost when she wore one of her dresses to a gala event at the New York Film Festival.

Lizzie Cundy, from the UK but now living in LA, claimed she was with Meghan at a party the first time she laid eyes on Posh Spice, causing the Duchess to ‘squeal’ with excitement.

Lizzie, who first interviewed Meghan, 41, in 2013 but hasn’t spoken to her in years, told the New York Post Meghan was left starstruck by Posh Spice the first time they met – which was the same time Ms Cundy first met the Duchess.

She told the New York Post that Meghan ‘squealed’ when she first met Victoria at a party in 2013.

‘Meghan was so thrilled with excitement to see Victoria Beckham. She went “Oh my God, that’s Victoria Beckham!”, Ms Cundy added.

She claimed the Duchess was a ‘proper big fan’ of Posh Spice, and recalled thinking Meghan needed to ‘calm down and be cool’ after first spotting her.

Victoria had her own connections to Prince Harry, first meeting him more than 20 years ago in November 1997 when they both visited South Africa.

They held hands — though it was said that schoolboy Harry’s favourite ‘Spice’ was Emma Bunton.

Meanwhile David Beckham and fun-loving Prince Harry had spent a lot of time together both doing charitable work and socialising.

There have been at least two big nights out in London together — one at the end of 2011 and one at the start of 2012, both at the Arts Club in Chelsea. By all accounts, both were heavy drinking sessions that lasted until around 3am.

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In 2013, the then-actress Meghan gave the Victoria Beckham label a boost when she wore one of her dresses to a gala event at the New York Film Festival

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Meanwhile David Beckham and fun-loving Prince Harry had spent a lot of time together both doing charitable work and socialising

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David and Victoria also attended the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton , in 2011, when Victoria was pregnant with Harper

David and Victoria also attended the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, in 2011, when Victoria was pregnant with Harper.

David said the following year: ‘We had to pinch ourselves when we got the invite. I’ve become friends with Prince William and Harry as well. We were brought up to love the Royal Family and, when Princess Di was around, the love for her was incredible.

‘And then you watch the lives of William and Harry and it’s kind of like the Truman Show, seeing them grow into young men.

‘It makes you proud to be English, watching them grow into the people they are today.’

David was involved in the Queen’s Young Leaders Award in 2016, which Prince Harry attended.

He was also part of the team bidding to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022 and travelled to Johannesburg with Prince Harry in 2010 to meet with Fifa officials.

David’s new passion for shooting — fostered by director Guy Ritchie — gives him even more in common with Harry.

In 2015, three of the Beckham children, Romeo, Cruz and Harper, were introduced to Prince Harry on the sidelines of a Unicef charity football match.

2017 – A FRIENDSHIP DEVELOPS  

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Biographer Tom Bower told The Sun that David and Victoria showed kindness towards Meghan ever since she moved into Harry’s cottage in Kensington Palace in 2017

David and Victoria showed kindness towards Meghan ever since she moved into Harry’s cottage in Kensington Palace in 2017, the biographer Tom Bower told The Sun. 

According to the Mail on Sunday, the couples bonded because Izzy May, David Beckham’s communications director, was friends with Markus Anderson, chief membership officer for private social club Soho House, who helped arrange Meghan’s secret dates with Harry.

Victoria, in what Mr Bower describes as an attempt to ‘build their relationship’, offered Meghan make-up advice.

A member of the designer’s staff is also understood to have helped Meghan with facials and hairdressing.

But the royal couple allegedly had a suspicion that the Beckhams leaked stories about Meghan’s help from Victoria to the press – a claim the former Spice Girl denied and left David reportedly feeling ‘absolutely bloody furious’.

The Beckhams also hosted Meghan in their six-bedroom house in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles before her marriage to Harry.

The couple’s staff tended to Meghan’s needs at no cost during her private visit to California, Mr Bower claimed.

Victoria at the time was reported to have been a kindly and constant influence, growing ever closer to Meghan.

By the time that Meghan and Prince Harry became engaged, she and Victoria were said to have ‘grown close’ and would ‘regularly text’.

Meghan also gave the designer her seal of approval by selecting a cashmere knit for one of her engagement portraits with Harry.

2018 – ROYAL SNUBS BEGIN? 

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Harry and Meghan then decided not to invite the Beckhams to their wedding dinner , despite the fact that they were asked to attend the marriage ceremony at St George’s Chapel

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David still accepted Harry’s invitation to attend the Invictus Games . He travelled to Sydney in October 2018 but then never even had face time with the Duke

In 2018, it was being reported that their friendship had grown and that Meghan was in the habit of consulting Victoria about style.

Vanity Fair reported: ‘They get along well and have been in touch recently. Meghan really likes Victoria’s style and was keen to pick her brains about pulling together a working wardrobe.’

However Harry and Meghan then decided not to invite the Beckhams to their wedding dinner, despite the fact that they were asked to attend the marriage ceremony at St George’s Chapel.

Mr Bower claims the move was a ‘near-unforgivable insult’, citing that many Hollywood stars who attended the dinner ‘were not friends’.

But regardless of the alleged slight, David still accepted Harry’s invitation to attend the Invictus Games. He travelled to Sydney in October 2018 but then never even had face time with the Duke.

Mr Bower alleges that during this time Harry and Meghan had been regularly searching themselves on the internet to look for hateful comments about themselves.

He claims at that point Meghan was ‘not prepared to tolerate anything flattering regarding the Beckhams and the Games to appear in the media’.

David found the apparent move to keep him separated from Harry as ‘a bit strange’ but decided not to call the Prince about it, the biographer wrote, adding that he and Victoria ‘barely mentioned’ the slight during their stay at a rented house in North Shore, Sydney.

Regardless, the Beckhams seemingly tried to maintain a relationship with Harry and Meghan.

The couples were neighbours in Oxfordshire after the Beckhams built a home and Harry was renting a converted barn.

The biographer claims that while the men ‘occasionally meet at weekends’, Meghan had already ‘put on airs’.

2018 – 2020 – TENSION OVER FREE CLOTHES? 

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The designer also produced a custom-made white coat and dress for Meghan in 2020 which she wore during her last appearance in Westminster Abbey in March that year (pictured). But Meghan, who was pregnant at the time, endorsing Victoria’s label had little impact on sales, Mr Bower alleged

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The royal also wowed in a £950 turquoise figure-hugging dress as she made her first post-Megxit appearance at the Endeavour Awards in London alongside Prince Harry

In his biography, Tom alleged that the Duchess was frustrated that Spice Girl turned fashion designer Victoria was reluctant to supply her with free clothes and accessories from her label, despite the requests being against Palace rules.

Victoria lent Meghan a coat during the Christmas holidays, which the Duchess wore on Christmas day 2018 during a walk with the Royal Family to the church at Sandringham.

The former Spice Girl turned fashion designer later appeared on American talk show Live with Kelly and Ryan and admitted it came as a very pleasant surprise to see pregnant Meghan wearing an entire outfit from her line.

Speaking on the talk show, Victoria described The Duchess of Sussex’s decision to choose her designs at Christmas as an honour.

The mother-of-four said: ‘She looked so beautiful. It was such a lovely surprise to wake up to on Christmas morning.

‘You know, I think she’s such a beautiful, strong and wonderful woman – so it was a huge honour!’

The designer also produced a custom-made white coat and dress for Meghan in 2020 which she wore during her last appearance in Westminster Abbey in March that year.

But Meghan, who was pregnant at the time, endorsing Victoria’s label had little impact on sales, Mr Bower alleged.

He claims the only direct impact it had was that a £1,400 bag used by Meghan ‘sold out’ after being linked in a social media video.

The royal also wowed in a £950 turquoise figure-hugging dress as she made her first post-Megxit appearance at the Endeavour Awards in London alongside Prince Harry.

2020 – RIFT OVER WILLIAM? 

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Their alleged distaste towards the Beckhams friendship with the then-Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, was furthered last year when David flew from Qatar to Boston during the World Cup to help William and Kate with their philanthropic efforts. American media highlighted the moment David kissed Kate on the cheek (pictured) as she hosted the Earthshot prize ceremony alongside her husband

In February 2020, the former professional footballer spoke about how ‘he’s proud’ of his ‘amazing’ friend Prince Harry following his marriage to Meghan and the birth of their son, Archie.

David praised Harry for ‘growing up’ amid his decision to step back back as a senior royal and relocate to Canada.

‘I haven’t spoken to Harry about him moving,’ the sporting legend said, speaking to ET Online. ‘We speak as friends and that’s the most important thing for me.’

‘I think he’s enjoying being a young father for the first time and that’s what we always spoke about.’

David went on to say that he and Victoria were proud of the dad that Harry had become.

He said: ‘We love him and he’s an amazing person – and that’s the most important thing – but I’m proud to see him growing up as an individual and being that person that every father wants to be,’ he added.

Meanwhile it emerged later that year that Prince Harry and Meghan hired David and Victoria’s highly-rated former aide to join their Los Angeles team.

Mother-of-two Rebecca Mostow, 70, was brought in by the couple to help run their day-to-day lives in Beverly Hills, reports suggested at the time.

Ms Mostow previously worked for Prince and Seal and was employed by David Beckham after he started playing for LA Galaxy in 2007.

But as Harry and Meghan prepared to make their move to California and step away from royal life, the Beckhams refused to take sides in the alleged row between the Sussexes and Prince William and his wife Kate.

David and William are understood to have had a good relationships since England’s World Cup bid in 2010, which Mr Bower claims ‘annoyed the Sussexes’.

Their alleged distaste towards the Beckhams friendship with the then-Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, was furthered last year when David flew from Qatar to Boston during the World Cup to help William and Kate with their philanthropic efforts.

American media highlighted the moment David kissed Kate on the cheek as she hosted the Earthshot prize ceremony alongside her husband.

The now Prince and Princess of Wales’ ceremony, which was attended by President Joe Biden, seemingly upstaged an event hosted by the Sussexes in New York that same weekend.

2022 – WEDDING INVITE SNUB 

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Reports in July 2020 stated that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were at ‘the top of Victoria and David’s guestlist for their son Brooklyn’s wedding to Nicola Peltz – but it’s unknown if they were ever invited in the end

Reports in July 2020 stated that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were at ‘the top of Victoria and David’s guestlist for their son Brooklyn’s wedding to Nicola Peltz.

Speculation ramped up when Spice Girl Mel B revealed Victoria and David were inviting their own friends to the big day.

Appearing on Lorraine in March 2022, Mel B confirmed she would be attending the event as she spoke about receiving her MBE, revealing: ‘I did actually ask her. I’m taking my mum and so I did say, ‘Can you dress me and my mum?’

‘I’m going to see her at her son’s wedding anyway. Yeah Victoria, it would be great!’

However Meghan and Harry were not guests at the wedding in April last year.

It’s unknown if the couple weren’t invited, or whether they were unable to attend the event.

Brooklyn tied-the-knot with actress Nicola on April 9 at her family’s oceanfront mansion in Palm Beach, Florida, which  is just a short flight from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s $14 million Californian home.

2023 – ACCUSATIONS OF LEAKING STORIES EMERGE…  

In July, it emerged there was a suspicion the Beckhams may have leaked stories about the Sussexes, an accusation The Mail on Sunday was told left David ‘absolutely bloody furious’.

A source close to the Beckhams said: ‘David and Victoria went to Meghan and Harry’s wedding and were very supportive when Meghan arrived in the UK.’

But the accusations, which The Mail on Sunday has been told came in a tense phone call, fractured the Beckham friendship.

The source added: ‘Any making up now is so unlikely.’

 …AND TENSION AT THE FOOTBALL 

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A pensive Harry looked concerned as LAFC struggled during the game

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David Beckham, co-owner of Inter Miami, is pictured on Sunday at the LAFC stadium

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Nicola and Brooklyn stared straight ahead, even though others craned their necks to cheer Harry

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Every person on the list of notable attendees had their job title included – except Harry and Meghan

Mr Bower says the spat was again furthered just weeks later when the Beckhams hosted a star-studded celebration after Lionel Messi scored a last-minute for David’s football team in Miami, Florida.

Meghan and Harry were reportedly not invited to the party, which is understood to have carried on for hours.

The biographer alleged that Meghan ‘pushed’ Victoria away over the last few years, adding that she may have done ‘much better’ with the British public if ‘she copied Victoria’ instead.

Meanwhile neither Victoria nor Meghan attended Inter Miami’s game last September – despite the Duchess of Sussexes’ name appearing on the list of expected guests.

Victoria Beckham, who has frequently attended Inter Miami’s games and brought along celebrity friends such as Kim Kardashian, was also not seen on the night.

And while Harry didn’t bump into Victoria at the match last night, the Beckham’s eldest son Brooklyn did have a run in with the Duke.

The Duke of Sussex was filmed being swept to his $9,000-a-night VIP suite by bodyguards before watching Los Angeles Football Club lose 3-1 to Messi’s side Inter Miami at the BMO Stadium.

The prince was cheered by crowds in the lobby as he passed straight by Brooklyn and his wife Nicola Peltz, who did not meet his gaze despite the commotion.

Although it is not clear if the three stars saw one another, the footage has fuelled speculation of an ongoing feud between the Beckhams and the Sussexes.

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The King met David Beckham (above in April 2019) to discuss his charitable foundation while Harry was in the UK, the Mail understands

2023 – DID CHARLES SNUB HARRY FOR BECKHAM MEETING?

In the latest twist in the tale, the Mail understands that King Charles met David to discuss his charitable foundation while Prince Harry was in the country this week.

The Duke of Sussex had said that his father was too busy attending to ‘various other priorities’ to see him while he was in Britain this week.

No pictures were released of the meeting and it is unknown where the pair met.

The revelation that the King met the former England captain, 49, while his son was home and attending an event two miles from Buckingham Palace may widen their rift further.

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Prince Harry and Meghan during in Abuja during a quasi-royal visit to Abuja

It could also add further pressure on the relationship between the Sussexes and the Beckhams, as it is claimed Harry had wanted to see his father.

Prince Harry’s visit was planned months in advance and while the King’s visit this week to a barracks was called a ‘surprise’, his diary is also tightly choreographed.

But the Duke of Sussex had reportedly invited his father to St Paul’s Cathedral for the tenth anniversary of the Invictus Games although courtiers were not aware Harry had made any specific request to see the King.

The Palace has remained tight-lipped as to why the two never met despite virtually crossing each other’s paths.

Brooklyn and Romeo Beckham enjoyed a spin around Beverly Hills in Brooklyn’s custom retro blue convertible Jaguar on Monday.

The brothers, who are the older children of David and Victoria Beckham, enjoyed dinner at the upscale Il Pastaio restaurant earlier in the evening.

Brooklyn, 25, cut a casual figure in a white long-sleeved top which he paired with matching trainers and tan trousers.

Romeo, 21, opted for a double denim outfit in a matching jacket and jeans which he wore with a beige top.

Sporting a blonde buzz cut, the footballer completed his look with a silver necklace and matching stud earrings.

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Brooklyn and Romeo Beckham enjoyed a spin around Beverly Hills in Brooklyn’s custom retro blue convertible Jaguar on Monday

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The brothers, who are the older children of David and Victoria Beckham, enjoyed dinner at the upscale Il Pastaio restaurant earlier in the evening

Brooklyn’s car, a modified electric Lunaz, is said to be worth $500k (£383,502).

David, 48, is an investor in the restoration company Lunaz, which electrified and re-engineered the 1956 Jaguar XK140. He took a 10 per cent stake in June 2021.

Jaguar Cars launched the XK140 at the London Motor Show in October 1954 and was produced until 1957.

The sports car is an advancement over its predecessor, the XK120, as it is now more comfortable and capable of completing long-distance trips.

The styling was enhanced with a revised grille featuring fewer and thicker slats, larger bumpers, and new rear lights, which now have indicators.

But the aspiring chef’s vehicle is worth much more than the standard value market price of around £75,000 after the already improved motor underwent serious modifications.

This is one of many collectable motors Brooklyn owns, as he has been spotted in an array of sport and vintage motors.

The car-lover has previously been spotted in a ruby red £300,000 McLaren 765LT sports car.

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Brooklyn’s car, a modified electric Lunaz, is said to be worth $500k (£383,502)

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His father David, 48, is an investor in the restoration company Lunaz, which electrified and re-engineered the 1956 Jaguar XK140. He took a 10 per cent stake in June 2021

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(L-R) Brooklyn, Harper, 12, Cruz, 19, and Romeo pictured with their mother Victoria

Brooklyn Beckham uses a blowtorch to roast boozy marshmallow drinks

The McLaren 765LT is one of only 765 ever produced, and its exclusivity will undoubtedly boost its already eye-watering price tag.

The car was a striking red with black accents and had stylish butterfly doors.

Brooklyn has also seen previously boasting a gorgeous black McLaren MP4-12C Spider.

But his most recent favourite appears to be the Cotswold blue Jag, as he was also spotted in the same car earlier this month in Beverly Hills.

Several members of the Spice Girls were left ‘furious’ this week after unflattering details from a conversation emerged in court documents, according to reports.

Mel B, Geri Halliwell and Emma Bunton are said to have been left red-faced after a private conversation between the group was leaked in a defamation case.

According to The Sun, Mel B told her bandmates Geri and Emma that ‘charity doesn’t pay the bills’, during an apparent discussion about reuniting for a gig.

The publication reported that the leaked messages – which were revealed as part of a defamation case in the United States on Wednesday – have infuriated the stars.

It is expected that the embarrassment will continue over a catty exchange between the three band members over their now close-pal Victoria Beckham.

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Several members of the Spice Girls were left ‘furious’ this week after unflattering details from a conversation emerged in court documents, according to reports

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It is expected that the embarrassment will continue over a catty exchange between the three band members over their now close-pal Victoria Beckham

While the group are seemingly thick as thieves again now, there is apparently a string of emails gossiping about the way Victoria acted at the Viva Forever! West End musical premiere on December 11, 2012.

The fashion designer delayed the curtain call of the West End musical based on the Spice Girls’ biggest hits by 15 minutes after getting stuck in traffic.

Once she arrived, she decided to set separately from the rest of the group, taking her seat two rows behind the other women with her husband David and their kids.

According to the publications insider, Victoria’s snub did not go down well with Mel B in particular.

The move came just months after the group lauded ‘girl power’ and reunited as a five-piece at the London Olympics closing ceremony.

It has also been reported that they called in legal assistance in case Victoria tried to stop them from going ahead with a potential tour.

Years later, Mel B, Geri and Emma are said to have planned a comeback – which never happened – without Victoria and Mel C.

It is awkward timing for the group, who now on seemingly good terms after recently celebrating Victoria’s 50th birthday together at her party in London.

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Mel B , Geri Halliwell and Emma Bunton are said to have been left red-faced after a private conversation between the group was leaked in a defamation case

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While the group are seemingly thick as thieves again now, there is apparently a string of emails gossiping about the way Victoria acted at the Viva Forever! West End musical premiere on December 11, 2012 (the group pictured without Victoria)

The Spice Girls reunite at Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday bash

Hopefully the emergence of a group chat between Geri, Emma and Mel B won’t cause any tension between the pals.

The report claims that after Mel commented that ‘charity doesn’t pay’, Geri told her that she ‘hopes nobody ever hacks your texts’.

Mel allegedly responded: ‘Why? My texts are fine,’ before adding: ‘Like I said charity doesn’t pay the bills everyone knows that.’

The source said: ‘This is highly embarrassing for the girls as it doesn’t exactly chime with their core messages. But obviously it was a fair few years ago now and they’ve all kissed and made up since then.

‘Just look at how happy they were together celebrating Victoria’s 50th birthday back in April, belting out their greatest hits together after a few drinks. The hatchet is well and truly buried.’

MailOnline contacted a representative for the Spice Girls for comment.

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The fashion designer delayed the curtain call of the West End musical based on the Spice Girls’ biggest hits by 15 minutes after getting stuck in traffic

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Once she arrived, she decided to set separately from the rest of the group, taking her seat two rows behind the other women with her husband David and their kids

Cruz Beckham shares video of the Spice Girls singing Mama

The leak will be unwelcome news to Geri, who has already been engulfed in a leaked messages scandal with her husband Christian Horner earlier this year.

On Wednesday, Geri made her first public appearance alone on at the Hay Festival where she is promoting her latest book, Rosie Frost and the Falcon Queen.

Geri beamed as she held a signing for her new novel which features main character Rosie, the star describes as ‘a new kind of hero for today’s young readers.’

One onlooker said: ‘Geri looked really smiley and happy. She was having her photo take with loads of kids and even two female police officers who had used their lunch break to meet her.

‘There were lots of people queuing to see their favourite Spice Girl.’

Before her talk the former Spice Girl hung out in the festival’s authors tent alongside the BBC football pundit, Gary Lineker.

According to an insider, Geri was in great spirits asking the staff ‘thousands’ of questions, taking interest in fellow speakers and asking for copies of books – in particular, one about the importance of mushrooms.

However, she refused to address her anguish over leaked flirtatious messages which her husband of nine years, Red Bull boss Christian, allegedly sent to a female colleague when asked by the Mail.

In February he found himself under investigation following an accusation of ‘inappropriate behaviour’, for which he was later cleared.

The woman, in her 40s, went to HR at the Formula 1 team after she received the messages from Horner, often late at night.

She accused him of ‘coercive behaviour’ but an internal inquiry chaired by an unknown KC appointed by Red Bull cleared him. Horner has strongly denied any wrongdoing.

Geri Horner celebrates husband as he marks his 50th birthday

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On Wednesday, Ger i made her first public appearance alone on at the Hay Festival where she is promoting her latest book, Rosie Frost and the Falcon Queen

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She refused to address her anguish over leaked flirtatious messages which husband of nine years, Red Bull boss Christian, allegedly sent to a female colleague, when asked by the Mail

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In February he found himself under investigation following an accusation of ‘inappropriate behaviour’, for which he was later cleared (pictured: The Horners in 2023)

Collections by ex-Spice Girl had been too dear for most but deal with affordable chain forecast to help tip VB business into profit

When Victoria Beckham debuted her first collection of just 10 dresses in a luxury hotel suite at the Waldorf Astoria in New York in 2008,

she told the sceptical assembly of the world’s most powerful fashion editors that she had “spent a lifetime wanting to do this”.

“It’s what I always dreamed of since I customised my school uniform when I was 7 years old,” she said. “Then along came the Spice Girls which opened a lot of doors for me.

And, let’s be honest, closed a lot. But those days are over. I was never going to be the world’s best singer, but I hope I can be a good designer.”

The debut dresses immediately impressed the editors, who described the designs as “classy” and “sophisticated”.

Vogue’s runway editor said Beckham’s sheath and shift dresses would “sell not on the power of her name but on the sophistication of their cut and fit.”

Since then, Beckham’s designs have been worn by Lady Gaga, Meghan Markle and Kendall Jenner, to name a few of her celebrity fans.

But it hasn’t always been smooth sailing for the business, which has lost money every year since its launch in New York 16 years ago. Total losses for Victoria Beckham Ltd amount to more than £65m, and David Beckham’s company has injected millions to keep it afloat.

Now, Victoria Beckham’s designs – previously unaffordable for most people – have hit the high street in a capsule collaboration with Mango.

The deal is expected to help tip her business into profit for the first time and has got some speculating whether Victoria, who is known in the fashion industry simply as VB, may one day eclipse her husband in money-making potential.

It’s impossible to know just how rich the Beckhams are. The couple, who live mostly in a £30m white stucco townhouse in west London but also own an apartment in Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, a villa on the nearby Palm Jumeirah, and a super yacht called Seven, have a combined fortune of £425m. This puts them 325th in the latest comprehensive guesstimate by the Sunday Times rich list.

It ascribes most of the wealth to David, who sold a 55% stake in his brand management firm, DB Ventures, to US firm Authentic Brands for £200m.

David joined star names such as Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe, whose brands are part of the Authentic stable, which also includes Reebok, Juicy Couture and Hunter wellington boots.

The latest accounts for his company DRJB Holdings – which stands for David Robert Joseph Beckham – show revenue in 2022 more than doubled from £34m to £72.6m, although pre-tax profits fell from £23.6m to £10.8m, because of an increase in administrative expenses. The company paid out dividends of £827,500, down from £6.3m a year earlier.

DRJB includes his TV production business, Studio 99, which produced the four-part Beckham documentary on Netflix that took the top spot in 59 countries, and the Ronnie O’Sullivan biopic The Edge of Everything.

Victoria Beckham Ltd, which has expanded into bags, fragrances and beauty products as well as fashion, increased revenue by 44% in 2022 to £58.8m, and narrowed pre-tax losses from £5.9m to £3.1m.

At an operating level, losses fell from £3.9m to £900,000 signalling progress on the path to profitability. The directors declared “2022 marks a turning point where the group became profitable”. However, the couple and minority investor private equity firm NEO Investments Partners injected a further £6.9m since the year end.

David Belhassen, founder and managing partner of NEO, which invested £30m in VBL in 2017 for an undisclosed but significant minority stake, told WWD magazine recently that sales had increased by 50% and earnings before expenses had “significantly multiplied” in 2023.

“The house of VB is now fully live, and a reality. It was a dream for Victoria and I when we partnered, and it is happening. We are now embarking on a new phase with only the sky as the limit,” he said.

Her Victoria Beckham Beauty business reported a tripling of customers in 2022, and won 28 industry awards. The bestseller is her Satin Kajal liner, which is now available in 17 colours.

Jonathan Siboni, chief executive of data intelligence company Luxurynsight, said many people in the fashion industry had been too quick to dismiss Beckham as “just a Spice Girl and not a businessperson”.

“But they couldn’t have been more wrong,” he said. “The brand has succeeded because of her. She has fought back, she has evolved, she has shown huge amounts of resilience.

“Yes, there have been times when the brand was tacky, and produced things that didn’t work,” he said. “But just like David Beckham as a footballer, you can’t always be the best. What matters is not one game, or even one season, but the big picture.”

Siboni said Victoria had succeeded in creating a brand that is “her vision, but also more than just her”. “In fashion, some brands can’t survive without the founder, others like Dior and Chanel continue to thrive,” he said.

“She has already taken steps to disconnect the Victoria Beckham brand from the person, and even if she is not on TV or social media for a few months, people will still buy her clothes.”

She is unlikely to disappear from our screens anytime soon. More than 30 years after the Spice Girls were formed after an advert in the Stage newspaper for “streetwise, outgoing, ambitious, and dedicated” 18- to 23-year-olds, Beckham still regularly goes viral on social media.

Most recently last weekend when all five reunited for an impromptu performance at Beckham’s 50th birthday party at Mayfair private members restaurant Oswald’s in front of Tom Cruise, Salma Hayek and Eva Longoria. She has 39.2m followers on Instagram and 2.2m on TikTok.

Andy Milligan, founder of the branding consultancy The Caffeine Partnership and author of Brand It Like Beckham, said he credited a large part of the couple’s success to their seeming authenticity on social media and TV. “They project an image that, despite their exceedingly glamorous lifestyle, makes them feel approachable, they’re very relatable to us,” he said.

“You saw that in the Netflix documentary when David teases her about claiming to be working class despite her dad driving her to school in a Rolls-Royce, and when he queued with the public to pay his respects to the Queen.”

Milligan said he expects the Beckhams’ businesses will continue to grow and “we will look back on them as a great British export”.

“What they have as a couple is extremely rare, because they have sport, fashion and popular culture, so they can dominate both the front and back pages.”

He says partnering with Mango is likely to turbo-boost Victoria’s brand as it “gives her much more reach with products in physical stores in just about every city I can think of”.

Milligan says Victoria has a reputation for picking effective brand and business partners, and Mango works because it is “a desirable brand, and affordable rather than luxury … which will keep her relevant to a younger generation.

“Victoria hasn’t in the past received the credit she deserves as a very smart businessperson. She’s so much more than a Spice Girl, she’s clearly a talented designer and has a brilliant business brain.”

Lionel Messi has shown Mark Wahlberg’s comments about David Beckham’s ability to grow ‘soccer’ to be incorrect.

The public fallout from the bitter breakdown of the friendship between Mark Wahlberg and David Beckham continues,

but it seems the English football icon is having the last laugh as he proved his former friend wrong with one prediction.

The globally recognised duo are currently locking legal horns as it was revealed that the ex-Manchester United winger has taken legal action against the Hollywood star,

along with F45 founders Adam Gilchrist and Rob Deutsch. Beckham’s company, DB Ventures Ltd, claims that Wahlberg “duped” him into collaborating with F45,

with the former Real Madrid superstar reportedly losing $10.5 million as his shares were held back until share prices fell.

However, Wahlberg and his team have refuted these allegations, with the ensuing controversy making headlines on both sides of the Atlantic. Despite the pair having been close previously, even being neighbours, it seems there has been some tension between them since the early days of Beckham’s move to America.

His adversary, known for his role in “Ted”, made remarks about the former LA Galaxy midfielder as far back as 2009 – just two years into his stint in the MLS in the US. Commenting on the effect of the star’s arrival on his local area, Wahlberg told the Daily Mail: “Man, the Beckhams. It used to be so quiet on my road.”

“Then David moves in with his family. Suddenly we’ve got paparazzi hanging out day and night. Now they’ll follow any car that drives down the road. I take strong exception to that kind of thing. When I take my kids to the park I don’t want strangers sticking their lenses into our faces.”, reports the Mirror US.

On top of his clear dismay surrounding the media circus that had accompanied Beckham’s presence in California, he also had some choice words to say about his sport of choice. Predicting that his designs on improving the popularity of soccer in the US would prove fruitless, he continued: “I’m not telling Beckham to take his family home.

“I’m just not sure why he came to America in the first place. Man, we don’t want your soccer. There’s no way Americans are going to buy the idea of 90 minutes of running around without much happening. Thanks for trying guys, but we’ll stick to baseball and basketball.”

Fast forward some 15 years, however, and it appears that Beckham has very much defied his naysayers in this regard, with his own career in MLS having provided a launchpad for his co-ownership of Inter Miami. Establishing the club back in 2018, the franchise was eventually able to pull off arguably the most significant transfer in American soccer history in 2023.

Finally, with World Cup winner and eight-time Ballon d’Or recipient Messi making his way to Florida, the sport has seen a surge in popularity stateside in recent months. With record attendances at stadiums that followed his rockstar-like reception across the US, the legendary winger’s move to Miami has been welcomed by large sections of the American populace.

In this regard, Beckham’s aspiration of changing the perception of soccer in the country ultimately came true as “Messi Mania” seized the nation following his switch from PSG. Considering the fact that the World Cup is set to be hosted by the US in 2026, the arrival of the Argentinian superstar may well be considered the turning point in America finally embracing soccer.

This clearly reinforces Messi’s influence is undeniable, and the Argentine legend has assisted Beckham in defying Wahlberg’s dismissive statements about his sport.

Victoria Beckham and her daughter-in-law Nicola Peltz made a stunning appearance at the premiere of the movie “Lola,” capturing the attention of the paparazzi and fans alike.

The red carpet event was abuzz with excitement as the two fashion icons arrived in elegant attire, exuding grace and style.

Victoria Beckham, known for her impeccable fashion sense, radiated confidence in a chic ensemble that perfectly complemented her daughter-in-law’s glamorous look.

Nicola Peltz, the rising starlet, showcased her fashion prowess in a dazzling outfit that accentuated her natural beauty.

The duo’s presence added a touch of glamour and sophistication to the premiere, elevating the event to new heights.

As they posed for photographs, their bond as family members and style mavens was evident, drawing admiration from onlookers.

Victoria’s poised demeanor and Nicola’s youthful charm created a captivating sight on the red carpet.

Their coordinated yet distinct fashion choices reflected their individual tastes while celebrating their shared love for fashion.

Fans eagerly awaited glimpses of the dynamic duo, eager to witness their impeccable sense of style up close.

Victoria’s influence on the fashion world was palpable as she effortlessly commanded attention with her timeless elegance.

Nicola, on the other hand, showcased her flair for contemporary trends, captivating the audience with her modern sensibility.

The premiere served as a platform for the two women to showcase their mutual appreciation for art, culture, and fashion.

Their presence resonated with the audience, leaving a lasting impression of poise and sophistication.

Victoria’s legacy as a fashion icon was further solidified by her poised demeanor and impeccable style choices.

Nicola’s emergence as a style icon in her own right was evident, signaling her influence in the fashion industry.

Together, they embodied the essence of modern glamour, inspiring fashion enthusiasts around the world.

The premiere marked a momentous occasion not only for the film but also for the fashion world, as Victoria and Nicola’s presence underscored the intersection of film and fashion.

Their appearance at the event was a testament to their status as cultural tastemakers, captivating audiences both on and off the screen.