The soccer star revealed that he’s done packing three days before a trip, while his wife is “still messing around”

Photo: Victoria Beckham/Instagram

David Beckham says his “very precise” organizing before trips gets on wife Victoria Beckham’s nerves.

“It annoys Victoria a little bit because my bags would be packed three days before we’re leaving,” he explained while speaking at a Bowers & Wilkins launch event in New York City on Tuesday, Aug. 27. Victoria, meanwhile, tends to be “still messing around” the day before they leave, he claimed.

The soccer legend, 49, added that the former Spice Girl, 50, laughs at him when he chooses outfits specifically for the destination they’re visiting.

“If we go to Italy, I dress Italian. We go to Spain, I dress that,” he said. “I’m kind of trying different things because I think you get so much inspiration from travel.”

David also revealed his travel must-haves, starting with a pair of headphones to “block everything else out.”

Victoria and David Beckham.Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images

David Beckham Jokes Wife Victoria Is ‘Annoyingly Elegant’ on Vacation as He Posts Photos of Her Outfits in Italy

“When I’m away from home, I like to take pictures of the kids,” continued the father of four. He said he also packs photos of Victoria, with whom he shares four children: Brooklyn, 25, Romeo, 21, Cruz, 19, and Harper, 13.

And there’s one other essential he brings on trips.

“I like to take a candle, when I’m allowed,” he said. “You know, there’s not many places where you can light candles in hotels, so it’s a bit restricted.”

He explained that it reminds him of home, noting, “At the house, we always have candles on, and there’s always the same scent.”

David Beckham and Victoria Beckham.Karwai Tang/WireImage

The couple, who celebrated 25 years of marriage in July, frequently share snaps of their family vacations.

Earlier this month, David joked that he had an annoyance of his own about his wife’s sophisticated style.

During their vacation in Italy, he posted an image on his Instagram Stories of Victoria reading a book while wearing a black sundress and wide-brimmed hat.

“Annoyingly elegant,” he wrote.

Victoria and David Beckham in Italy in August 2024.David Beckham/Instagram

In July, the couple enjoyed another getaway: a boat outing in France with Romeo, Cruz and Harper.

​​“Happy summer!! Kisses,” Victoria captioned photos that showed the family making the most of the summer.

Victoria Beckham/Instagram

In one image, Victoria lounged on the boat against a scenic sunset backdrop. In another, David grinned at Romeo with his arm around Cruz.

Harper posed with her parents in one shot, and with brother Romeo in another. The gallery ended with a photo of Victoria and David embracing on the vessel’s stern.

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That wasn’t the Beckhams’ only excursion on the water this year.

In June, David, Victoria and Romeo were seen aboard a yacht, anchored off the coast of the Italian island of Sardinia. The family relaxed on the Mediterranean Sea and Romeo zoomed around on a jet ski.

Victoria and David celebrated Easter on a luxury vessel with Harper, Cruz, Brooklyn and Nicola.

Victoria also spent her 50th birthday on a yacht, joined by friends Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber in April

Prince Harry has reportedly become estranged from his royal family, and reportedly “wants peace” for the sake of Diana, Princess of Wales’ memory.

“I’d come to those gardens because I wanted peace. I wanted it more than anything. I wanted it for my family’s sake, and for my own — but also for hers [Diana],” the Duke wrote in his “explosive” 2023 memoir, Spare

“I knew how desperately she would want — no, did want — peace between her boys, and between us two and Pa,” Harry confessed in the bestselling tome.

Diana, Princess of Wales, passed away in a car crash in the late summer of 1997 while driving through a tunnel in Paris, France, with her romantic partner, Dodi Fayed, drunk driver Henri Paul, and bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones.

Rees-Jones was the only survivor of the wreck and, to this day, has no memory of the impact and immediate aftermath.
The fifth in line to the British throne revealed that he was all alone with his grief after his mother died when he was only 12. “The biggest struggle for me was no one around me really could help. I didn’t have that support structure, that network, or that expert advice to identify what was actually going on with me,” the Duke of Sussex stated in his 2023 Netflix documentary, Heart of Invictus.

“Losing my mum at such a young age, the trauma I had I was never aware of,” Harry continued. “It was never discussed, and I didn’t really talk about it, and I suppressed it like most other youngsters would have done. When it all came fizzing out, I was bouncing off the walls — what is going on here? — I am now feeling everything instead of being young.”

The young prince and his 15-year-old brother, Prince William, were vacationing with the royals at Balmoral Castle when the news broke of the princess’ passing. Charles broke the devastating announcement to both princes’ whom he awoke in the early hours of the morning.

In his memoir, Harry wrote about how he has undergone “decades of effort to reconstruct that morning” before adding, “what I do remember with stunning clarity is that I did not cry. Not a tear. My father did not hug me.” This counters what one royal insider claimed was the ex-working royals’ way of “using Mummy once again.”

This insight by the prince follows his May 8 trip to Britain in which he met up with his mother’s side of the extended family for an Invictus games ceremony at St Paul’s Cathedral.

Diana’s memory is preserved by her siblings, including Charles, Earl Spencer, who reportedly “sided” recently with Harry and Meghan Markle in their ongoing rift with the royals.

“The fact that the Spencers were out in force for Harry on this visit speaks volumes about where their loyalties lie,” royal author Tom Quinn shared about Harry’s mother’s family’s appearance with him at the event. “Like Harry, the Spencers still view the royal family, to some extent, as the adversary.”

Meghan Markle’s former royal aide, Samantha Cohen, has finally confirmed she was one of 10 royal staffers to be interviewed in Buckingham Palace’s investigation into bullying accusations leveled against the Duchess of Sussex.

Cohen worked for the royal family since 2001 and was Markle’s private secretary in 2021 when the first complaint was made that the former “Suits” star created a hostile work environment.

Although she would not elaborate in an interview with the Australian newspaper the Herald Sun, Cohen, an Aussie, told the outlet Monday, “I was only supposed to stay for six months but stayed for 18 — we couldn’t find a replacement for me and when we did, we took them on tour to Africa with Harry and Meghan to show them the ropes but they left (quit) as well while in Africa.”

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle kiss as she presents his polo team with the trophy for winning the Royal Salute Polo Challenge to Benefit Sentebale on April 12.

The Post has contacted reps for Markle and Buckingham Palace for comment.

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The allegations came just days before Markle and Prince Harry sat down for their bombshell tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey — in which the American Orchard Riviera founder claimed life in the royal family was “almost unsurvivable.”

Samantha Cohen (assistant Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II) attends the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018, in Windsor, England.

The HR review was privately funded by Queen Elizabeth II and carried out by an independent investigator in March 2021 after two royal staffers alleged they’d been bullied while working for her.

Markle’s legal team denied any allegations of bullying — calling them a “calculated smear campaign.” Allegations included Markle making her assistants cry and treating others so badly that they quit.

The investigation concluded in June 2022, and while a senior royal aide claimed the findings resulted in changes, they also said the findings won’t ever be made public.

A parenting expert has explained why Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are unlikely to follow in their uncle Prince Harry’s footsteps as ‘spares’ in relation to their older brother, Prince George. Prince Harry has frequently discussed his experience of being the ‘spare’ in the royal line of succession, even naming his memoir Spare. In the book, he recalls his father, King Charles, reportedly saying to Princess Diana at Harry’s birth, “Wonderful! Now you’ve given me an heir and a spare—my work is done.”

Harry has also shared his concerns for William and Kate’s younger children, Charlotte and Louis, expressing worry that at least one of them might feel relegated to a secondary role. “Out of those three children, at least one will end up like me, the spare,” Harry noted, adding that the thought is both painful and troubling for him.

Not so, according to global parenting expert Jo Frost , who told HELLO! exactly why Charlotte and Louis would never be the ‘heir and spare’ to their big brother. “I think William and Catherine understand the importance of nurturing the sibling relationships between the three of them,” Jo said.

“Dare I say it, in their family it would never be the ‘heir and spare’. It would be about the importance of all of them. The understanding that it really takes a team, with the important roles in upholding the crown and the monarchy. And so, we’re seeing these very early seeds now, with respect to what it means to support each other and to nurture together.”

According to former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond, William and Kate are already striving to normalize their younger children’s lives with the hope they never feel that working as royals is their only option. “William and Kate must be acutely aware of the problems for a royal spare,” Jennie told OK. “They have already shown that they have a different and modern attitude to bringing up royal children and I’m sure they will do everything to make Charlotte and Louis feel every bit as special, loved and valued as George.

“I imagine they will encourage Louis to explore life outside the royal fold… it could be the military, but it could also be working in the charity world or whatever he finds appealing after his education is finished. I’m sure they will encourage him to go to University, which they both enjoyed and where, of course, they found love.

“From there, they will want him to find a life that is both meaningful to him and right for the son of a future king.” They will try to make him feel like he is living a meaningful life, no matter what his position is in the family tree. This will probably involve some kind of service, since they have made it clear from the start that they want their children to know that caring about other people is not only kind, but also rewarding.

Tensions within the royal family have been brewing for years. Take a look at the familial rift and the shocking reasons why Prince William and Princess Kate would not welcome Prince Harry and Meghan Markle back into the royal fold.

The British royal family was once seen as a tightly-knit unit, with Princes William and Harry often viewed as inseparable. However, that image slowly unraveled over the years, particularly after Harry’s marriage to Meghan Markle.

Prince Harry, King Charles III, and Prince William on their annual skiing holiday in 2002

While the public may hold out hope for a reconciliation, those close to the royals suggest that the possibility is more uncertain than ever. What are the issues standing in the way of a royal reunion? The reported answer reveals much about the ongoing divide.

Princess Kate, Prince William, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle are photographed at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, on September 10, 2022

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How Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Relationship with the Royal Family Frayed Over Time

The tensions between Harry and the royal family, particularly with his brother, William, have been brewing for years. What started as a family bond between two brothers grew into a deep rift, complicated by personal, familial, and public pressures.

In 2019, it became increasingly clear that the relationship between Harry and the rest of the royal family, especially his brother, had reached a breaking point.

Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attend the Commonwealth Service on Commonwealth Day at Westminster Abbey in London on March 11, 2019

This was a particularly difficult year for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, as the couple dealt with relentless media scrutiny and the emotional toll it took on them.

Meghan openly admitted that she had experienced extreme emotional distress due to constant criticism from the British tabloids, which had a “race element,” according to Harry.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex during a walkabout as they visited a new sculpture in Hamilton Square on January 14, 2019

Harry, recalling the trauma of losing his mother, Princess Diana, at such a young age, said, “Yes, I feared, I feared a lot that the end result, the fact that I lost my mum when I was 12 years old, could easily happen again to my wife.”

By the end of that year, it was clear the brothers were on increasingly different paths. Tensions between them had reached a head, and Harry described a specific incident at his Kensington Palace cottage that made it evident how deep the divide had grown.

Prince William and Prince Harry attend the Remembrance Sunday memorial at The Cenotaph in London on November 10, 2019

According to Harry, during a heated argument in early 2019, William became so frustrated that he physically attacked his younger brother. This confrontation, which allegedly escalated from a shouting match into physical aggression, ended with Harry being knocked to the floor, where he landed on a dog bowl.

For the Duke of Sussex, the argument wasn’t simply a clash between brothers, but a defense of his wife, as William’s frustrations were directed toward Meghan.

William, as his brother described it, had been influenced by certain members of his office and consumed by the tabloid press’s portrayal of Meghan. The British media’s focus on her background — her being American, biracial, divorced, and an actress — only exacerbated the royal family’s initial unease.

Harry felt that many of the stories William believed were unfounded, yet they contributed to the increasing animosity between the two brothers.

Prince William and Prince Harry attend Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral at Westminster Abbey in London on September 19, 2022

When Harry first introduced Meghan to the royal family in 2016, the initial reaction was not as warm as he had hoped. While King Charles III, then the Prince of Wales, appeared to like Meghan, William remained skeptical.

He reportedly referred to her dismissively as “an American actress.” As time passed, the brothers grew more distant. By the time Meghan and Harry decided to step back from their royal duties in early 2020, it became clear that the rift had deepened considerably.

Meghan Markle speaks at the “Afro Women and Power” forum at the Municipal Theatre in Cali, Colombia, on August 18, 2024

The Sussexes’ departure from royal life shocked the public and reportedly blindsided William, further fueling his frustrations. The brothers, once seen as inseparable after their mother’s tragic death, were now leading vastly different lives.

While Prince William prepared for his future role as king, Harry sought a new life outside the royal spotlight, prioritizing his family’s well-being over royal responsibilities.

Prince Harry and Meghan visit Unidad Recreativa El Vallado in Cali, Colombia, on August 18, 2024

In one of the more personal moments of his 2021 memoir, “Spare,” Harry reflected on his relationship with William. He described a meeting in which he observed how his brother had changed over the years.

Yet, despite this sharp observation, Harry maintained that he loved his brother and held no desire to cause him harm through his words. He instead wanted to set the record straight, emphasizing that Meghan was not responsible for the breakdown of their relationship.

Prince Harry and Meghan visit Cali, Colombia, on August 18, 2024

However, despite Harry’s sentiments, communication between the two brothers remained sparse. By the time of Harry’s interview with Anderson Cooper in 2023, he admitted that he and his brother were not on speaking terms.

The deepening divide also extended to his relationship with their father, with whom Harry said he had not spoken in quite some time.

While William reportedly expressed a desire to reconcile with his brother, he had not made any significant moves toward that goal and remained in no rush to mend the broken ties between the two families.

“William wants his relationship with his brother to improve, but they’re not speaking right now. So when that will happen is still uncertain,” a source revealed to US Weekly in 2023. Princess Kate, on the other hand, has shown little interest in rekindling a relationship with Harry or Meghan.

Meghan and Prince Harry attend the Afro-Descendant Women and Power: Voice of Equity at the Teatro Municipal in Cali, Colombia, on August 18, 2024

According to the insiders, the Princess of Wales had no desire to communicate with the Sussexes, as too much had happened for her to feel comfortable with any form of reconciliation.

Why Prince William and Princess Kate Won’t Welcome Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Back

While many hoped for reconciliation between William, Kate, and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the reality remains far more complicated. The strain in their relationship isn’t merely about bruised egos or sibling rivalry; it is rooted in unresolved betrayals that continue to divide the two families.

Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, during their Colombia tour on August 18, 2024

According to the DailyMail, the first reason William and Kate won’t be welcoming is that Harry stands by, and is happily married to Meghan, who has publicly claimed during her 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey that Kate made her cry and accused the Royals of being racist, although she never put names to the accusations.

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex at the “Responsible Digital Future” on August 15, 2024, in Colombia.

A close associate of Harry and Meghan later hinted that those implicated were Charles and Kate, a revelation that stoked further animosity within the family.

The second reported reason is that the future King and his wife stayed out of airing grievances publicly. Throughout the revelations Harry and Meghan shared with the media, William once responded when a reporter asked about accusations of racism in the Royal family. “We are very much not a racist family,” William shot back.

Behind the scenes, insiders revealed that William’s anger ran deeper. The accusations and insults hurled from across the Atlantic left scars, and there was a reported lingering fear that any attempt to reconcile could result in further betrayal.

William’s reluctance to welcome his brother back lies in his desire to protect his family’s privacy. In the years since their split from the royal family, Harry and Meghan’s revelations have consistently drawn negative attention to William and his wife.

A friend of the royals revealed, “It’s hard to see a reconciliation. How could there be, when William and Catherine have the justifiable fear that anything they say could appear in a future book or be repeated in a TV program?”

Prince William and Princess Catherine visit Southport Community Centre in northwest England on October 10, 2024

Despite Prince Harry’s attendance at family events, any hopes of reconciliation appear distant. Though some onlookers speculated that this could be a sign of thawing relations, insiders quickly dispelled the notion, stating that no such reunion was on the horizon.

“There will be no reunion until Harry and Meghan apologize to their Royal Highnesses for everything they have said, and there is no sign that is likely,” a source revealed to DailyMail.

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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, Prince William, and Princess Kate photographed on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on July 10, 2018, in London, England.

“Nobody would put up with a friend treating them in the same way, so why should they have to forgive them?” one social media user commented on the situation.

Another shared, “Likely the real reason he wants to reconcile is he has woken up from the dream and found reality a nightmare. He doesn’t want to be on his lonesome when things don’t turn out as he hoped.”

Kate, Princess of Wales, Prince William, and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex photographed at Windsor Castle on September 10, 2022, in Windsor, England.

A third added, “I don’t think there will ever be a full reconciliation whilst Harry remains married to Meghan.” A fourth typed, “Prince William is not alone in not welcoming Harry and Markle back, I suspect the majority of the UK wouldn’t want them back either after the way they publicly insulted this country.”

Prince William and Princess Kate during their visit to Royal Liverpool University Hospital on January 13, 2023, in Liverpool, England.

Health Challenges and Their Impact on the Royal Rift

The royal family’s internal struggles have taken on a new dimension with recent health challenges faced by Charles and Kate. These personal battles have deepened the complexities of reconciliation with Harry and Meghan, adding emotional weight to an already strained relationship.

Princess Catherine and King Charles III visit The Prince’s Foundation in London on February 3, 2022

In February 2024, Buckingham Palace announced that Charles had been hospitalized for a routine procedure to address benign prostate enlargement. During the treatment, doctors identified a “form of cancer.”

King Charles III speaks at St. James’s Palace to be proclaimed King, on September 10, 2022

The news surprised the public. While the Palace did not specify the stage or type of cancer, it confirmed that Charles would step back from public-facing engagements while continuing essential state duties.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend the Sunday service at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham on February 11, 2024

According to the Palace, the King expressed gratitude to his medical team and shared his diagnosis to prevent speculation and raise awareness about cancer.

“His Majesty has chosen to share his diagnosis to prevent speculation and in the hope it may assist public understanding for all those around the world who are affected by cancer,” the Palace stated.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak provided the British public with further insight into the King’s condition, reassuring them that the cancer had been detected early.

In the wake of the news, Harry reportedly returned to the UK to visit his father, while William, the heir to the throne, stepped up to take on additional public duties as the monarchy adjusted to these unexpected changes.

King Charles III, Prince William, and Prince Harry visit the Vimy Memorial Park on April 9, 2017

A month later, in March, Kate revealed her own health challenge in a heartfelt Instagram post. She shared that after undergoing major abdominal surgery in January for what was thought to be a non-cancerous condition, doctors found cancer. This led to preventative chemotherapy, which she began soon after.

Princess Catherine views floral tributes at Sandringham House on September 15, 2022

“It has been an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family,” Kate wrote, reflecting on the emotional toll. She described how she and William carefully explained her diagnosis to their children—George, Charlotte, and Louis—reassuring them while navigating their own shock.

By September, Kate had completed chemotherapy and announced the news with optimism. She shared how the journey had given her a renewed perspective on life and a focus on staying healthy.

Princess Catherine reacts while speaking to emergency services at the Southport Community Centre in Southport, England, on October 10, 2024

“Despite all that has gone before I enter this new phase of recovery with a renewed sense of hope and appreciation of life,” Kate shared.

Kate continued, “William and I are so grateful for the support we have received and have drawn great strength from all those who are helping us at this time. Everyone’s kindness, empathy and compassion has been truly humbling.”

Princess Catherine and Prince William attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance in London on November 9, 2024

In October, Kate resumed her royal duties, bringing hope and inspiration as she met with a young photographer at Windsor Castle. The moment was a quiet symbol of her determination to heal while continuing to serve the public.

Amid these personal challenges, the prospect of reconciliation with Harry remains a difficult issue for Charles. Reports suggest the King is reluctant to reach out, fearing it could complicate Harry’s ongoing legal battle with the UK government over security arrangements.

King Charles III and Prince Harry follow Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin into Westminster Abbey on September 19, 2022

Experts warn that Harry’s habit of sharing private family conversations, as seen in his memoir “Spare,” where he allegedly misremembered events, could cause “legal jeopardy” for the King if those discussions were brought up in court.

Prince Harry attends the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Westminster Abbey in London on May 6, 2023

This ongoing mistrust over private disclosures has deepened the rift between Prince William, Princess Kate, and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex appears far from resolution.

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge leaving the annual Commonwealth Service in London on March 9, 2020

Without an apology or meaningful steps toward reconciliation, the divide between the brothers and their wives is likely to persist for the foreseeable future.

Meghan Markle will ‘no doubt’ overtake Princess Catherine in popularity

Surprise Announcement: Meghan Markle Set to ‘Undoubtedly’ Surpass Princess Catherine in Popularity, Experts Predict

 

Meghan Markle will ‘no doubt’ overtake Kate Middleton in popularity

Rumors have been circulating that Meghan Markle is set to make a big return to Instagram, with one expert suggesting she could overtake Kate Middleton in terms of popularity

Meghan Markle has faced a tough few months recently, but things could be about to change for the Duchess of Sussex.

Speculation has been mounting that Meghan is set to return to Instagram and relaunch her popular blog The Tig, with one PR expert suggesting she could overtake her sister-in-law Kate Middleton when it comes to popularity. A recent survey showed Kate and her husband Prince William way out in front in terms of popularity among the public.

However, PR to the stars Mayah Riaz believes this will soon change. Speaking exclusively to The Mirror, she said: “It’s no doubt when Meghan re-joins Instagram she will overtake Kate in terms of popularity.

Kate Middleton seems to have a carefully curated Instagram
 

Meghan Markle could rival her sister-in-law with a social media return (Image: Getty Images)

Mayah pointed out how it’s likely Kate has staff posting to social media on her behalf. The PR expert added: “Therefore, it paints a picture perfect life which the Royal Family are keen to portray.”

Meghan stepped down from the Royal Family three years ago, before moving to America with her husband Prince Harry. Mayah said this will allow Meghan to “post what she wishes”.

“She wont have to run it by anyone for approval before posting it,” Mayah explained. Speaking about what we could expect from Meghan’s Instagram, she added: “We can see all aspects of Meghan and her family life.”

Mayah said Meghan is likely to grab widespread media attention with her Instagram account. She told us: “We don’t often see Kate’s Instagram posts making headlines. However, Meghan’s life on Instagram will lead to headlines. We can also expect to hear news of projects announced first on her Instagram.”

Meghan and Harry were recently spotted dancing the night away at Beyoncé’s concert in California. Mayah said: “We have seen footage of Meghan dancing at Beyoncé’s concert as well as public display of affection with Harry. We would never see Kate and William like this.

“This is why there will be day and night difference between Meghan and Kate’s Instagram. Let’s not forget, people who love to hate Meghan will bizarrely still follow Meghan’s Instagram.”

However, she warned Meghan could be targeted by online trolls. “We are more likely to believe that Meghan herself will be posting on her Instagram. This will lead to an explosion of followers very quickly when it’s confirmed that @meghan is her account.

“Along with the explosion of following, I fear that a lot of it will be trolling. We have seen the amount of hate directed her way on Twitter (X) and sadly, I think that will follow on Instagram too.”

Have you ever imagined a collaboration between the royal family and the legendary music icon? Today, we’d like to introduce you to a trio performance featuring two top music stars and a member of the royal family.

In a memorable event at Kensington Palace in 2013, Jon Bon Jovi took the stage at the Centrepoint Gala Dinner and surprised everyone by inviting a special guest to join him. As he strummed the opening chords of his band’s iconic hit “Livin’ on a Prayer,” he suggested that the “karaoke kid” could come up and sing a few words. To everyone’s astonishment, the “karaoke kid” turned out to be none other than Prince William, a patron of the homeless charity Centrepoint.

Although the prince initially hesitated, Bon Jovi persistently encouraged him to join in for the chorus. “You’re gonna come up for the chorus,” he insisted. He sang the first verse of a stripped-down version of his signature song.

With Taylor Swift’s support, the stage was set for an extraordinary collaboration. Two music superstars and a member of the royal family were about to unite and perform one of the most beloved songs in rock history.

As the song went on, the prince gained confidence and his vocals became more prominent. The duet with Swift, an acclaimed singer in her own right, only enhanced the enchanting performance. As the performance ended, William and Swift gracefully exited the stage hand in hand.

The performance has garnered over 3.5 million views and received countless compliments from viewers. Watch this incredible moment below:

Reflecting on this experience, William acknowledged that it helped boost his confidence. Despite feeling uncomfortable on stage, he mustered the courage to perform at Swift’s urging.

 

Despite forgetting some of the lyrics, which happened to be one of his favorite songs, he appreciated the lesson it taught him – that it’s okay to let go of worries about image and sometimes embrace making a fool of oneself.

This unforgettable collaboration between music royalty and the royal family proved the power of music to bring people together and transcend boundaries.

Romeo Beckham appeared in good spirits as he enjoyed a recent night out with his father David.

The 21-year-old, who has become a footballer like his dad, shared a snap of the pair in a bar as they enjoyed a drink.

Romeo put on an animated display in the snap as he put his arm around his father who looked dapper in an open white shirt.

David’s son was dressed in a black mesh shirt along with several silver necklaces while the pair also matching buzz cuts.

Romeo, who plays for Brentford F.C., captioned the post with a simply heart and tagged his famous dad.

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Family: Romeo Beckham appeared in good spirits as he enjoyed a recent night out with his father David

David and his wife Victoria are also parents to sons Brooklyn, 24, Cruz, 18, and daughter Harper, 12.

It comes after Romeo and girlfriend Mia Regan looked more loved-up than ever as they posed for Instagram pictures while celebrating her 21st birthday at Bacchanalia restaurant in Mayfair on Monday.

The couple cosied up for sweet snaps after the footballer, 21, unveiled a tattoo tribute to the model to mark her birthday weekend.

Cheeky Romeo grabbed Mia’s bottom in one image, while pulling an animated facial expression for the camera.

Mia looked incredible in a high neck sleeveless black top from Susamusa, which she teamed with a coordinated skirt.

Romeo, the middle son of David and Victoria Beckham, dressed cool in a crisp white T-shirt which he teamed with a pair of Supreme washed denim jeans.

It comes after Romeo unveiled a tattoo tribute to long-term love Mia to mark her 21st birthday last weekend.

The beauty, who uses the moniker Mimi Moocher, was the subject of the Beckham boy’s latest body art – featuring the word ‘Mooch’ on his bicep, which was inked by Certified Letter Boy.

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Cheeky: Romeo grabbed girlfriend Mia Regan’s bottom as they posed for Instagram pictures ahead of celebrating her 21st birthday on Monday

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Wow! Earlier in the day, the footballer unveiled a tattoo tribute to his girlfriend Mia to mark her 21st birthday

Beckham brothers get matching ‘Brotherhood’ tattoos in London

She proudly shared the tribute with her followers while they dined at Bacchanalia restaurant in Mayfair.

The Beckham clan are known for their love of tattoos and Romeo has wasted no time catching up with his father David and brother Brooklyn’s three figure body art.

Romeo’s tribute to his girlfriend appears to be taking after his older brother who has a whopping 70 tattoos dedicated to his wife Nicola Peltz.

The couple have been dating since 2019 and after a brief split last summer they reunited and are now stronger than ever.

Mohamed Al Fayed has died aged 94 – almost 26 years to the day of the crash that killed his son and Princess Diana.

The ex-Harrods owner and father of Dodi Al Fayed passed away on Wednesday after a long illness.

A Muslim funeral was held yesterday at the London Central Mosque in Regent’s Park, the tycoon’s son-in-law said. Ashfar Haider wrote on Facebook in Arabic: ‘Our Lord have mercy on him and forgive him, and open for him wide [the doors of] paradise.’

Mr Al Fayed went to his grave holding on to his obsession that his son and Princess Diana were murdered in a Paris road tunnel on August 31, 1997.

At Diana’s inquest in London, the bitter billionaire explosively accused Prince – now King – Charles of being ‘happy’ now that the Royal Family had ‘cleared the decks, they finished her, they murdered her’.

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Mohamed Al Fayed, who has died aged 94, with Princess Diana in 1996

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Mr Al Fayed pictured with the Queen at the Royal Windsor Horse Show. He seized on Dodi’s dalliance with Princess Diana as a means of ingratiating himself with the aristocracy

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Dodi Al Fayed with Diana in St Tropez in August 1997. Just over a week later the pair were dead, killed in a car crash in Paris

He spent more than a decade pedalling his bizarre and damaging conspiracy theories about the Royal Family’s alleged involvement in the car crash.

Mr Al Fayed was the world’s 1,493rd richest person, according to Forbes, worth an estimated $2 billion (£1.59 billion). He installed the Egyptian Room in his Knightsbridge store, which boasted several busts of himself, and he also created a memorial to Dodi and Diana, who were dating at the time of their deaths.

He is thought to have believed the couple were hours away from announcing their engagement.

Mohamed Al Fayed pictured with his son Dodi at a perfume launch in Harrods in 1988

Twenty years on from their deaths, friends said he continued to make the outlandish claim they were killed by security services.

His claims led to the Harrods store being stripped of its four royal warrants — the right to declare that a company supplies goods by appointment to the Royal Family.

In his latter years, even his extraordinary ramblings about the princess’s death were overshadowed by accusations against the tycoon himself.

A string of women came forward in 2017 to accuse him of sexual assault.

One alleged she was a 15-year-old schoolgirl when he grabbed her and ‘started rubbing himself on my chest’. Another was 17 when she said he coaxed her into a swimsuit and tried to kiss her.

Mr Al Fayed, who was interviewed by the Metropolitan Police, had not been seen in public since the scandal. He had homes in Surrey and his native Egypt, but became a total recluse.

Born in 1929, the son of an Egyptian schools inspector, Mr Al Fayed was raised in Alexandria. In his early years, he founded a shipping company before moving to the UK and working his way into high society – despite being twice refused British citizenship.

He owned Harrods from 1985 to 2010, and still owned the Paris Ritz which he bought in 1979.

He seized on his film producer son’s brief dalliance with Princess Diana as a way to the heart of the British aristocracy, and he was devastated to lose both his beloved Dodi and his path into the Royal Family.

In a manner characteristic of many self-made tycoons, Mr Al Fayed sought to win favour and fame through football.

His purchase of Fulham FC, then a somewhat desolate club, in 1997 was greeted with surprise.

But four years later, after investing over £60 million, he had propelled the club into the top flight. But ownership became a financial albatross. And in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on New York on September 11, 2001, his income from Harrods slumped.

Mr Al Fayed made a string of allegations following the death of his son and Diana. He alleged the pair were murdered by the security services on the orders of Prince Philip to prevent her from marrying a Muslim.

He also claimed the princess was pregnant at the time of the accident, though he had no evidence of either claim. Mr Al Fayed had Dodi with first wife Samira Khashoggi, before divorcing and remarrying Heini Wathen, with whom he had Omar, Camilla, Karim, and Jasmine.

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Mohamed Al Fayed pictured with in Harrods in 2000. The pair were friends – and Jackson accepted an invite to watch a game at Fulham FC, which Al Fayed owned at the time

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Mr Al Fayed at the opening of the Egyptian Room in Harrods – which featured busts of himself and, later, a statue commemorating Diana and his son Dodi

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Mohamed Al Fayed with Fulham FC cheerleaders in 2002. He owned the club from 1997 until 2013, and his investment propelled the club into Premier League

Egyptian media reported that the tycoon’s body was laid to rest beside his son, who was buried in Brookwood Cemetery in Woking, Surrey, before being moved to his father’s Oxted estate.

Mr Al Fayed was a man of the most vivid contradictions. Capable of crude dishonesty but also gushing charm and generosity, he conjured a fable of being a pasha’s son born into fabulous wealth.

Thrusting his extraordinary hospitality upon sheikhs, tycoons, politicians and royalty, he seduced many powerbrokers into believing his masquerade while they enjoyed his helicopters, jets, three yachts and nine homes.

Habitually cursing his ‘fuggin’ enemies, he would turn against anyone he suspected of disloyalty, even when this harmed his own interests.

In the run-up to the 1997 election, he exposed Conservative politicians who had fallen prey to his own bribery and corruption. ‘I’m cleaning up British politics,’ he guffawed, but in doing so ensured that he would never be granted a UK passport.

Months later, on board a newly purchased yacht moored by his villa in St Tropez, Princess Diana was holidaying as his guest with her two sons.

The world was mesmerised by the photographs, including one of the shopkeeper’s arm around the world’s most glamorous woman. During that week, he introduced Dodi, his 42-year-old son, to Diana.

Dodi was encouraged by his father to offer Diana everything money could buy, and more. Diana, frustrated and lonely, was charmed by Dodi’s warmth and consideration.

Their romance during August, watched throughout the world, ended in tragedy when Fayed’s hugely expensive security service allowed Henri Paul, the drunken security chief of the Ritz hotel, to drive a Mercedes at high speed through the city in a reckless bid to avoid the paparazzi.

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Mohamed Al Fayed dons a Victoria emerald and diamond tiara as he launches Harrods’ New Year sale in 2001

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Mr Al-Fayed – seen here leaving the Royal Courts of Justice in 2007. The inquest into the death of his son Dodi and Diana, Princess of Wales, concluded the pair were killed unlawfully – but ruled out foul play

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Mr Al-Fayed later unveiled a statue of Diana and his son Dodi in Harrods commemorating their lives – the slogan ‘innocent victims’ is inscribed on its base

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Mr Al-Fayed’s repeated espousing of conspiracy theories relating to the death of his son Dodi alongside Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997 meant he was often in the media eye

Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed was the eldest son of an unambitious school inspector whose wife died after the birth of her fifth child. At four years old he was already desperate to escape his family’s poverty.

As a child, he tramped through Alexandria’s dusty streets selling Coca Cola and Singer sewing machines. His salvation came aged 23, in 1952, when he met Adnan Khashoggi, the eldest son of Saudi Arabia’s minister of health. Mr Khashoggi, three years younger than Mr Al Fayed and still at school, was establishing his first business venture before entering university in California.

Mr Al Fayed agreed to become Khashoggi’s representative in Saudi Arabia importing furniture.

Two years later, after marrying Samira, Khashoggi’s younger sister, he was adopted by the wealthy family and began blurring his own past.

The birth of his first son, Dodi, in 1955 should have enhanced his ambitions. Instead, it hastened the collapse of his marriage. Rightly suspecting his infidelity, Samira demanded a divorce and instantly married a secret suitor. Mr Al Fayed was devastated.

Abandoned by the Khashoggis, the 28-year-old survived the humiliation by capitalising on the turmoil in Egypt in the wake of General Nasser’s overthrow of the monarchy and the Suez crisis.

Buying a prosperous shipping and forwarding agency from a persecuted Egyptian Jew and ultimately refusing to even pay the agreed low price, Mr Al Fayed hoped to join the Greek shipping magnates. But his ambitions were frustrated by his social and financial limitations.

He headed for Haiti, where he presented himself to Papa Doc Duvalier, the ruthless dictator, as Sheikh Fayed, a member of the Kuwaiti royal family.

In the first weeks, the charming impostor wooed the dictator’s wife and daughter and won Duvalier’s trust to manage the nation’s port authority and search for oil.

His first prize was a Haitian diplomatic passport, facilitating his international travel when Egyptians required visas to enter every country. But after just six months, his venture soured.

Finding no oil and failing to modernise the port, the ‘sheikh’ fled to London in 1964.

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Mr Al-Fayed greets late Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti in 1995 as he arrives at Harrods

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Mr Al-Fayed (right) with Diana, Princess of Wales, a young Prince William and his son Dodi (left) at a polo match in July 1988

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After marrying Finnish socialite Heini Wathen Mr Al-Fayed had another four children, including Camilla (above)

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Mr Al-Fayed also had two sons – Karim (left) and Omar (right) – with Ms Wathen

Habitually spending beyond his means to bolster his charade, Mr Al Fayed posed as a middleman who could fix deals in the newly oil-rich Middle East.

His stock rose when he met Mahdi al Tajir, adviser to the ruler of Dubai, then a forlorn desert outpost on the brink of discovering oil. Promoting himself as a pasha’s son expelled from Egypt with an extraordinary network of City contacts, he offered to negotiate the bank loans to finance the construction of Dubai’s first harbour.

After Mr Al Fayed bought the Ritz in Paris in 1979, he started posing as Mohamed Al Fayed (the ‘Al’ implied high birth), and he set about financing films.

On his second attempt, he struck lucky with the Oscar-winning Chariots of Fire.

On 14 March 1985, he bought Harrods and the House of Fraser group for £584 million. Thrilled, Mr Al Fayed married Heini Wathen, a Finnish model, already the mother of his two young children and expecting their third.

Initially, bemused Londoners did not care who owned Harrods and were unsurprised when Mr Al Fayed accompanied the Queen at the annual Windsor Horse Show.

But in March 1987, the government appointed two inspectors to investigate whether he had used his own money to buy the House of Fraser. His bid to bamboozle them backfired.

As Mr Al Fayed secretly handed out thousands of pounds in £50 notes to MPs and others to desperately win support, the inspectors concluded that he had bought the stores using ‘fraud and deceit’.

In March 1989, he was stunned by a special edition of the Observer reporting the inspectors’ denunciations. Increasingly paranoid, he surrounded himself with armed guards and transformed his homes into intimidating fortresses as he declared war against the country he claimed to admire.

After failing to strong-arm then prime minister John Major into revoking the Department of Trade report and granting his citizenship, Mr Al Fayed summoned Peter Preston, the then editor of the Guardian.

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Mr Al-Fayed fell out with the British establishment regularly over its refusal to grant him British citizenship, and later revealed he had bribed MPs to ask questions on his behalf in Parliament

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Mohammed Al Fayed at Fulham FC in early 2013 – he went on to sell the club for $300m later that year (then worth around £200m) having bought it for £6m

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Mohamed Al Fayed poses with actress Eva Longoria at the launch of the Harrods winter sale in 2006. He regularly mixed with the rich and famous through his ownership of the store

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Mr Al Fayed pictured in 2016. He became a recluse in his final years, plagued by allegations of sexual assault

Posing as the honest victim, the Egyptian revealed his secret cash payments to Conservative MPs and the overnight Saudi Arabian-funded stay of Jonathan Aitken, a government minister, at his Ritz Hotel in Paris.

‘I don’t owe these fuggin corrupt politicians anything,’ he told Preston. Roaring with glee as ministers resigned in the ensuing ‘cash for questions’ scandal, Mr Al Fayed played to the gallery as a powerbroker, while the beleaguered government tottered towards collapse.

Also in 1997, he attempted another publicity coup. After buying Fulham FC, the Fulham fans adored him. Parading on the pitch to their roars, he could easily imagine himself as a pharaoh.

On one bizarre occasion, he even used the football pitch as a stage to show off his friend Michael Jackson – and for a time, a statue of the star stood outside the Craven Cottage ground.

But after the shine wore off that enterprise and his Harrods income slumped, the company’s auditors resigned and a succession of senior directors, including those responsible for finance, departed.

Punch magazine, which he had bought to launch weekly tirades at the Establishment, was closed and he admitted being forced to invest his own money back into the business from his off-shore accounts.

An investigation by the Inland Revenue of his source of cash and tax-free earnings for bribes compounded his problems. Beleaguered by financial problems as the public boycotted his store, Mr Al Fayed withdrew from public appearances in Britain.

His final years were blighted by dementia.

Ultimately, the man who yearned to live on a par with royalty had become the eternal outsider.

Prince Harry’s potential plans to return to his home country could clash with his wife’s wishes, who does not want to “set foot in England again”, according to a royal author

Prince Harry’s chances of returning to the UK in the future could clash with his wife, Meghan Markle’s wish to “never set foot” in the duke’s home country “ever again”, according to a royal author.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex sensationally quit the Royal Family back in 2020 before moving permanently to the US, where they still reside with their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

Harry and Meghan’s relationship with the Firm has been strained ever since, however, the past year saw the Duke return to the UK several times, including once back in February to visit his father, King Charles, following his cancer diagnosis, after which Harry declared on TV that he “loves his family”.

The Sussexes’ neutral stance in the past few months, after making a series of explosive claims about the royals, has made royal watchers believe there could potentially be peace talks between the two camps in the future.

The couple even bought a new holiday home recently, in Portugal, which could be used as their base in Europe, after they were evicted from Frogmore Cottage last year, following the release of Harry’s memoir, Spare.

Meghan Markle is not very keen to return to England, author says (Image: Getty)

However, the Duke’s return to his home country still remains in question, as according to one royal author, his wife has no desire to come back at all.

The last time the couple travelled to the UK together was in 2022 to attend the late Queen Elizabeth’s funeral.

According to Omid Scobie’s bombshell book, Endgame, Meghan “never wants to step foot in England again” as she “never really felt at home” while in Harry’s home country.

Mr Scobie, who’s been dubbed “Meghan’s mouthpiece” several times, claimed that the Duchess “never wants to be involved in the British monarchy again”.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle last visited the UK together in 2022 (Image: Getty)

However, he did insinuate the prince is “ready to forget” about the feud and quoted him saying: “I’m ready to move on past it. Whether we get an apology or accountability, who knows: who really cares at this point?”

Endgame, which was released last year, claims to be a “penetrating investigation into the current state of the British monarchy”.

It is Mr Scobie’s second book about the royals, with his first one being Finding Freedom, which was released in 2020.