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The soccer superstar’s stylish wife and kids came out en force to support him at the starry Oct. 3 event

Romeo, Cruz and Brooklyn Beckham at the ‘Beckham’ premiere. PHOTO: MIKE MARSLAND/WIREIMAGE

They brought it like Beckhams.

For the Oct. 3, 2023 premiere of David Beckham’s new documentary series in London, the soccer star was joined by wife Victoria and their four kids Brooklyn, 24, Romeo, 21, Cruz, 18, and Harper, 12, in addition to Brooklyn and Romeo’s partners and some other A-list guests (we see you, Baby Spice!).

Naturally, they were all dressed to the nines, showcasing their collective family style while celebrating the accomplishments of their famous father, whose life and career are followed in the four-part Netflix series, Beckham, streaming now.

Here, a look at the must-see photos from the star-studded premiere.

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Famous Fam

The Beckham family at the ‘Beckham’ premiere.KARWAI TANG/WIREIMAGE

Can you even! David and Victoria Beckham complemented each other in black and white as they were flanked by their loved ones, from left: son Romeo and his girlfriend Mia Regan, son Cruz, daughter Harper and son Brooklyn and his wife Nicola Peltz.

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Staying Connected

Cruz, Harper, David and Victoria Beckham at the ‘Beckham’ premiere.GARETH CATTERMOLE/GETTY

Cruz and Harper looked on as Mom and Dad shared a hug on the carpet. Victoria designed the outfits her two youngest children were wearing, in addition to dresses for some A-list friends, she later shared on Instagram.

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Proud Posh

Victoria Beckham at the ‘Beckham’ premiere.KARWAI TANG/WIREIMAGE

Victoria watched in the wings as her husband took a solo moment in the spotlight.

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Mr. & Mrs.

David and Victoria Beckham at the ‘Beckham’ premiere.GARETH CATTERMOLE/GETTY

“I couldn’t be more proud of you and “us” I love you so much @DavidBeckham,” Victoria wrote on Instagram following the premiere.

At the screening, David told the crowd that his wife “inspires me every single day. Who could have known that 26 years on, we would have four amazing children and lived through this journey together and still be standing.”

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Sweet Scene

Harper and David Beckham at the ‘Beckham’ premiere.SAMIR HUSSEIN/WIREIMAGE

David and Harper’s adorable dad-daughter bond was on full display throughout the event.

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Brotherly Bond

Romeo, Cruz and Brooklyn Beckham at the ‘Beckham’ premiere.MIKE MARSLAND/WIREIMAGE

The Beckham boys kept close for their own photo op.

“What can I say other than how proud I am of you @davidbeckham, such an amazing premiere 🤍 love my family so much,” Romeo wrote in a sweet Instagram post, a sentiment echoed by his brothers in their own Instagram shares from the evening.

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Mom and Dad

David Beckham with his parents Sandra and Ted at the ‘Beckham’ premiere.IAN WEST/PA IMAGES VIA GETTY

David’s parents Ted and Sandra were also on hand for the big night, smiling as they met their son on the carpet.

Inside the event, he gave them a heartfelt thank you, recalling how much they sacrificed for his career. “Everything that I’ve done, I owe it to both of you. So thank you very much,” he said.

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Nice Spice

Emma Bunton at the ‘Beckham’ premiere.GARETH CATTERMOLE/GETTY

Though she didn’t pose with Victoria, fellow former Spice Girl Emma Bunton made an appearance on the carpet, giving her Instagram post about the event an appropriate caption: “Now here’s a story from A to Z.”

Their bandmate Mel C commented, “Gorgeous 😍 so sad to have missed it xxx”

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In Vogue

Anna Wintour and David Beckham at the ‘Beckham’ premiere.LIA TOBY/GETTY

Also on hand to celebrate: Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, sporting her signature bob and sunnies.

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It’s a Date

Romeo Beckham and Mia Regan at the ‘Beckham’ premiere.IAN WEST/PA IMAGES VIA GETTY

Though Romeo and girlfriend Mia made their red carpet debut in 2021, the Beckham premiere was an extra-big moment for the pair, who have flown under the radar throughout their relationship.

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The Next Generation

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz at the ‘Beckham’ premiere.SAMIR HUSSEIN/WIREIMAGE

Meanwhile, Brooklyn and wife Nicola have been a staple at family events, often coming out to Fashion Week to support Victoria and her work.

In the first clip, the fashion mogul zoomed in on his bum in a pair of jeans

David Beckham gardening in a video shared by his wife, Victoria. PHOTO: VICTORIA BECKHAM/INSTAGRAM

David Beckham is a jack of all trades and his wife, Victoria Beckham, doesn’t mind showing the world how good he looks flexing his many skills!

The fashion mogul, 50, shared a video to her Instagram Stories of her retired soccer star husband, 49, planting pink roses on one of their properties on Saturday, June 8.

“OK, so it’s just a regular Saturday in the country. David is doing a bit of gardening,” Victoria narrated one of the videos for her 33 million followers.

“You look good!” she tells her husband, hysterically zooming in on David’s butt in a pair of cuffed jeans as he was digging dirt with a shovel. He also wore a hat and a matching olive-colored T-shirt.

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David Beckham gardening.VICTORIA BECKHAM/INSTAGRAM

“That’s love, gardening,” the former Spice Girl continued in the first video, after David thanked her for the compliment.

“Happy weekend!!!!” Victoria wrote in text overlay in the first video.

A second clip featured David taking the roses he’d dug a hole for out of the pot and transferring them into the ground near a fence, all while barefoot.

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David Beckham using a shovel.VICTORIA BECKHAM/INSTAGRAM

“Here we go, we have some action,” Victoria said in the second video, as the athlete went about his work, breathing hard from the task. “Oh, it’s crumbling.”

David eventually did successfully transfer the pink rose plant into the ground, packing dirt around it for stability before looking straight into his wife’s camera.

“By the way, that’s impressive,” he praised himself.

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David Beckham digging.VICTORIA BECKHAM/INSTAGRAM

“It is impressive,” Victoria agreed. “Very impressive.” The word “Impressive!!” was also written in text overlay on the clip.

“You look good,” she told him one last time, zooming in on his bum again for good measure.

The final piece of footage documenting David’s gardening adventure was a photo of her husband kneeling on the grass next to the roses with a shovel in his hand.

David Beckham posing with roses.VICTORIA BECKHAM/INSTAGRAM

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When he isn’t gardening, the Inter Miami soccer team co-founder has been spending time with their 12-year-old daughter, Harper.

The pair kicked off the month together by watching the Miami team play against St. Louis City SC in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Sunday, June 1.

Victoria and David Beckham in 2023.GARETH CATTERMOLE/GETTY

David and Victoria are also parents to Harper’s older brothers Brooklyn, 25, Romeo, 21, and Cruz, 19.

The King’s Foundation’s inaugural awards ceremony at St. James’ Palace sparked a candid moment from the “Have I Told You Lately” singer

Rod Stewart, King Charles and David Beckham at The Kings’ Foundation Awards at St. James’ Palace on June 11, 2024. PHOTO: KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/POOL/AFP VIA GETTY

Stars collided when King Charles welcomed Rod Stewart, David Beckham and more to St. James’ Palace for the inaugural awards for The King’s Foundation.

The King, 75, stepped out in London on June 11 to attend the first-ever awards for the charity he established as the Prince of Wales in 1990. The King’s Foundation works to create improved communities where people, places and the planet can harmoniously coexist, and the awards are now set to be held annually to celebrate students, teachers, alumni and partners for their work furthering the organization’s aims across a slew of sectors.

Celebrities at the event included Stewart, Beckham, Sienna Miller, Naomi Campbell and Edward Enninful, who posed for a group photo with the King.

As seen in a video shared to X by Rebecca English of the Daily Mail, Stewart had something playful to say about the former England soccer captain while on stage.

Rod Stewart and King Charles at The Kings’ Foundation Awards at St. James’ Palace on June 11, 2024.KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/POOL/AFP VIA GETTY

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“Penny and I are so honored to be ambassadors for the King’s Trust,” Stewart began in the clip shared on social media, referring to his wife Penny Lancaster, who interjected to correct him and say, “Foundation,” sparking a laugh from the audience.

“Foundation, my apologies,” the “Forever Young” singer said. “Also, I’m wonderfully honored to be a Knight, and David, yours is coming soon,” he added about Beckham, which prompted even more laughter from the guests.

Stewart was knighted in 2016 for services to music and charity. While Beckham hasn’t been named a knight, he received his OBE for services to soccer in 2003.

King Charles and David Beckham at The Kings’ Foundation Awards at St. James’ Palace on June 11, 2024.KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/POOL/AFP VIA GETTY

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Both Stewart and Beckham presented prizes at the awards, which fell a week after it was announced that the soccer star signed on as an ambassador. On June 1, The King’s Foundation shared that the retired soccer star was taking on the job and recently visited the monarch at Highgrove Gardens in Gloucestershire to learn more about the organization and check out some of the charity’s educational programs at workshops. The King’s Foundation offers educational courses for around 15,000 students each year, as well as health and well-being programs for another 2,000 people annually.

Other offerings include regeneration projects across the U.K. and overseas to revitalize communities and historic buildings.

“I’m excited to be working with The King’s Foundation and to have the opportunity to help raise awareness of the charity’s work. I’ve always been keen to help young people to expand their horizons and I’m particularly looking forward to supporting the Foundation’s education programs and its efforts to ensure young people have greater access to nature,” Beckham said in a statement at the time.

King Charles (center) poses with (from third left) Penny Lancaster, Rod Stewart, David Beckham, Sienna Miller (fourth right), Naomi Campbell and Edward Enninful at The King’s Foundation Awards on June 11, 2024.KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/POOL/AFP VIA GETTY

On June 11, The King’s Foundation Awards included live demonstrations of some of the charity’s educational programs like furniture making, woodworking and embroidery, plus architecture and placemaking work. King Charles spent time speaking to students and ambassadors to learn more about how the foundation has made a difference,

The first cycle of the awards featured nine categories, and the monarch personally presented The King Charles III Harmony Award to Ban Ki-moon, the former United Nations Secretary-General. The special award recognizes an individual’s long-term commitment to the mission of The King’s Foundation.

Sunday’s episode of BBC Strictly Come Dancing saw former ITV Emmerdale star Adam Thomas kicked out the competition after going up against Angela Rippon in the dance off

Loose Women star Denise Welch led the fuming viewers slamming Strictly Come Dancing’s action-packed eviction episode on Sunday.

The ITV panel programme presenter fumed after Emmerdale star Adam Thomas was given the boot following a dance-off with Angela Rippon. He was axed alongside dance partner Luba Mushtuk after the weekend’s action-packed instalments.

Angela, 79, and her dance partner Kai Widdrington performed their Waltz to Fascination by Nat King Cole while Adam and Luba performed their Rumba to Dancing On My Own by Callum Scott in a bid to impress the judges.

Denise weighed in on Sunday’s episode of Strictly ( 
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Adam was axed alongside dancer partner Luba Mushtuk ( 
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Judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Shirley Ballas unanimously choose to save Angela and Kai. Clearly upset with the episode’s outcome, Denise took to X, formally Twitter, to air her thoughts on the matter.

“Adam should have won that dance off,” she wrote, joining dozens of other viewers who said ‘the wrong person was sent home’. One fan fumed: “Only caught the dance off of this week’s #Strictly and it was clearly the wrong decision?”

Another agreed, writing: “Sorry, wrong decision. Adam had a lot of potential to keep getting better, his scores have been consistently climbing. Angela is great, especially considering her age, but she has a lot of experience, and realistically she won’t get any better than she is now. #strictly.” A third fan wrote: “No hate to Angela at all, because I think she is getting too much negativity from people. But I do think Adam danced better in the dance off, Angela’s waltz was very lumpy. “Sorry but I think the judges made the wrong decision.”

However, some did go against Denise, with another commenting: “I felt that Adam hardly danced and that it was his partner who danced through it all.” And someone else remarked: “Not his dance this week sadly. Angela tipped him at the end.” A third fan agreed: “It was a close call but I think Angela did edge it. Adam’s dance was all Luba.”

As his fate was revealed, Adam said: “Seven incredible weeks, what a journey it’s been. I honestly thought I was leaving in week two and the fact that I’ve got this far I’m so proud of myself, I’ve had an amazing time from start to finish. I came here to learn how to dance and I’ve learned so much more about myself.

“The confidence and self-belief I now have in myself, it’s out of this world I have to thank all these guys up here. What a bunch to be on this journey with, I’m just very, very lucky! I know my kids are at home now probably crying, ‘It’s okay – Daddy’s okay’. I just wanted to teach my kids that it’s not just about winning or losing, it’s about taking part and doing your best. [To Luba] I just want to say thank you to this one and I’m sorry, I wanted to get us to Blackpool.”

Beckham’s DB Ventures Limited will remain an investor in F45 Training

David Beckham and Mark Wahlberg. PHOTO: JEFF SPICER/WIREIMAGE; TAYLOR HILL/GETTY

David Beckham and F45 Training fitness company, co-owned by Mark Wahlberg, have settled their breach-of-contract lawsuit, the company said Thursday, June 6.

In a press release shared with PEOPLE, F45 Training said they have “reached an agreement resolving a prior lawsuit brought by DB Ventures Limited, which concerned an ambassadorial agreement for David Beckham.”

Beckham’s company will remain an investor in F45 Training, according to the release.

According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE when the lawsuit was filed in Oct. 2022, Beckham was suing F45 for a total of $18.8 million alleging breach of contract over a promotional deal the English athlete entered with the fitness company in 2020.

The suit claimed that Beckham did not receive owed compensation for a partnership with F45. Beckham’s lawyers alleged that the company benefitted from their relationship with Beckham by enhancing their reputation, according to the documents. The soccer star claimed he was owed $14.3 million in damages and argued he was entitled to $4.5 million for declaratory relief under his contract.

Prior to Thursday’s agreement, the case was set to go to trial on January 25, 2025.

David Beckham and Mark Wahlberg.ETHAN MILLER – FORMULA 1/FORMULA 1 VIA GETTY; PAUL CITONE/VARIETY VIA GETTY

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On Thursday, Executive Vice Chairman of Authentic Brands Group Dan Dienst said DB Ventures Limited is “pleased to have settled this issue and to retain our investment in F45, and wish the team all the best for the future,” in a statement shared in the release.

CEO of F45 Training Tom Dowd said, “For a long time, F45 has been — and continues to be — a supporter of Beckham, as he has been for our brand, and are pleased to have reached a mutual business decision to resolve the matter.”

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Dowd said F45 remains “committed to supporting the growth of our global franchisees” and pointed to the training company’s “recent strong year-over-year same-store sales growth in April.”

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The company’s CEO added, “We are excited about our future and the continued growth of our world-class fitness brands that generated robust total system-wide sales for April of $48.9 million,” in Thursday’s press release.

Wahlberg bought a 36% stake in F45 Training in 2019.

PEOPLE has reached out to Beckham and Wahlberg for comment.

The soccer legend posted a festive photo at a fancy table with the former Spice Girl and her parents on New Year’s Day

David Beckham and Victoria Beckham at the ‘Beckham’ U.K. premiere in London on Oct. 3, 2023. PHOTO: SAMIR HUSSEIN/WIREIMAGE

David Beckham is doubling down on a now-infamous exchange with his wife Victoria Beckham, who alleged in their documentary that she had “working-class roots.”

In an Instagram post on Sunday, David, 48, shared a festive photo at a fancy table with his wife, 49, and her parents, all dressed up.

“Just a nice casual New Year’s Eve lunch at The Ritz ❤️ @victoriabeckham. Very working class,” he teased, jokingly noting that his in-laws left in their “Rolls Royce.”

David, who wore a suit in the photo, was referencing the now-viral clip from Netflix’s four-part documentary Beckham, which was released on Oct. 4.

The video showed David playfully interrupting the Spice Girls alum during a sit-down discussion for the doc. Victoria had explained that she and David come from families that were “very working class,” and as she finished her thought, her husband popped his head into the room during her interview and said, “Be honest.”

David and Victoria Beckham enjoy love with her parents.DAVID BECKHAM/INSTAGRAM

“I am being honest,” Victoria replied with a hint of defensiveness.

David, however, didn’t seem convinced, and then asked his wife, “What car did your dad drive you to school in?”

After nipping back and forth about the specifics of the vehicle, he kept repeating the question. Victoria eventually folded. “OK, in the ’80s, my dad had a Rolls Royce.”

“Thank you,” David responded with a satisfied grin, closing the door and retreating back to the room he was in.

David Beckham Tells Victoria Beckham to ‘Be Honest’ After She Claims She Grew Up ‘Working Class’

The Beckham family attends the Victoria Beckham Spring/Summer 2023 runway show in Paris on Sept. 30, 2022.DARREN GERRISH/WIREIMAGE

The parents of sons Brooklyn, 24, Cruz, 18, and Romeo, 21, along with daughter Harper, 12, are known for lovingly roasting each other online — and Victoria doesn’t hold back on giving fans what they want: thirst traps of her tattooed husband.

Last month, the former pop star shared a cheeky photo of a shirtless David doing some handyman work around the house in his white Calvin Klein boxer briefs.

“Electrician came to fix the TV…..You’re welcome! 😂,” the fashion designer captioned the shot.

David recently teased his “dramatic” wife for getting tired at the gym, sharing a humorous photo of her “napping” on the floor.

“Not that my wife’s dramatic or anything but this is what happened this morning,” he wrote on a picture of Victoria stretched on her back next to a treadmill. The athlete also added an eye roll emoji and a GIF with the rotating sentence, “I wanna nap.”

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All jokes aside, the couple doesn’t hesitate to share their love for one another and their family. Over Christmas, Victoria showed some shots of family fun during the Beckhams’ night out. “Special night with my family. I love you all so much x,” she captioned the pics.

David, for his turn, shared a featured photo of the pair embracing outside surrounded by palm trees with a margarita in front of him. “Merry Christmas to my amazing family & feeling very thankful for everything they do for me, love you all 🩷.”

“Morning work out with this Love Machine,” the Spice Girls alum captioned her Instagram post

PHOTO: VICTORIA BECKHAM INSTAGRAM

Victoria Beckham is showing off the view she had during her morning workout.

On Tuesday, the Spice Girls alum, 49, posted a video on Instagram while in the gym with husband David Beckham. In the clip, David, 48, is wearing a pair of short and fitted blue shorts while doing a series of push ups into a downward dog position.

“Morning work out with this Love Machine 🔊😂 @davidbeckham” she captioned the post while filming different angles of her husband’s butt.

Fans flocked to the comments section over the view of her husband’s tight shorts.

“She knows what she’s doing to us all 😍🔥😂” one follower wrote while another added, “VB out here doing the Lord’s work 🙌 🥰”

“Holy Crap I can almost see the golden balls🙌😂” another person commented.

Victoria and David often post videos of their at-home couple’s workout.

Earlier this year, the fashion designer shared a glimpse at the daily fitness routine, joking that her husband “looks great not doing much” while she works up a sweat in their private gym.

“While one of us works really hard… the other one looks great not doing much 🥴” she wrote in the caption, tagging their trainer Bobby Rich.

Victoria and David Beckham.GARETH CATTERMOLE/GETTY IMAGES

Victoria Beckham Shares a Look at Her Workout — Featuring Shirtless Husband David in Background

In the first photo, David lied on the floor stretching his legs and using a massage gun on his shirtless chest while looking at his phone. Victoria also took a mirror selfie as she used a stair climber and her husband of 23 years stood nearby.

Victoria previously told The Sunday Times that she preferred to work out alone in 2017, as it was “really the only time in the day I get to myself.”

“No one comes into the gym, no one follows me in there with a laptop,” she said at the time.

“If I’m standing in the kitchen for too long, then laptops will come floating in my direction. Someone always wants something approved, something signed off,” explained Victoria. “Other than the children, no one dares come into the gym.”

Prince Harry’s decision to fly to Britain after King Charles’ cancer diagnosis gave him an opportunity to “further make amends for a lot of the pain he caused,” a PR expert told Newsweek.

The Duke of Sussex was on a plane just hours after Buckingham Palace announced Monday the king had begun treatment for cancer. Harry had already spoken to his father about his health, and the following day was with Charles at Clarence House by around 3 p.m. U.K. time.

The king delayed his departure from London to Sandringham, his Norfolk country retreat, for the meeting, believed to be about 30 minutes long. Harry was then seen back at the airport catching a return flight to Los Angeles, meaning he traveled 11,000 miles for a half-hour meeting.

While it may have been brief, the meeting has been widely perceived by commentators as a positive sign in their relationship after years of strain, amid allegations of leaks to the media and the bombshells from Harry’s Oprah Winfrey interview, memoir and Netflix show.

Eric Schiffer, chair of Reputation Management Consultants, told Newsweek: “Harry would probably rather chew glass than have to make this visit because of the past.

“At the same time, this is a beautiful moment for him to show up for his father and to further make amends for a lot of the pain he caused the family and demonstrate, through action, a greater relationship and bond between him and his dad,” he said. “It was really emotionally mature for him to show up and it probably meant a lot to his dad.

“This is a mission to be there for his father and he took action, stepped up and wants to be a son who cares and shows up for his dad, and that is honorable,” Schiffer said.

Prince Harry attends a Terrence Higgins Trust World AIDS Day charity fair in Nottingham, England, on December 1, 2017. Inset, on Tuesday King Charles is seen in public for the first time since his cancer… More MAX MUMBY/INDIGO/GETTY IMAGES
Harry’s visit came as Kate Middleton was continuing her recovery from abdominal surgery in January, while Prince William on Wednesday returned to work three and a half weeks after his last public engagement. The Prince of Wales looked in good spirits as he conducted an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle, in which he made Brigadier Tobias Lambert an officer of (the Order of) the British Empire (OBE).

There is, however, no indication that Harry and William will meet to patch up their differences.

Schiffer said: “That relationship will continue to be affected by a death rattle that is not going away. Harry caused such pain, and William will hold that and is not about to let it go.”

Meanwhile, questions are still being asked on British news shows about why Buckingham Place has not revealed the type of cancer Charles was diagnosed with.

“The king has been remarkably transparent and the public loves it, and that authenticity really plays with young people as well,” Schiffer said. “He doesn’t have to go through the micro-elements of the diagnosis at this point.

“Most people understand what it likely is and he will benefit from the support and love of the public, who know he’s going to be really facing a struggle,” he continued. “At the same time, he wants to also do his duty on behalf of the country.”

Prince Harry has given the public a rare update about the development of his two young children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, in a new interview.

Harry and wife, Meghan Markle, live with their children in Montecito, California, where the couple relocated from Britain in 2020 following their controversial split from the monarchy.

The duke and duchess have been conscious to keep their children mostly out of the public eye, however, provided fans with a detailed insight into their family life through home movie footage and snapshots included in their 2022 Netflix docuseries, Harry & Meghan.

Archie, 4, was born in London in 2019 and was joined by his baby sister, Lilibet, in 2021 who was born in California.

Speaking to Good Morning America‘s Will Reeve in an interview promoting Harry’s work with the Invictus Games in Canada which aired on Friday, the prince provided fans with some rare insight into his children’s development.

Prince Harry photographed in the Netherlands, April 22, 2022 and (inset) the prince with Meghan Markle, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet included in their Netflix docuseries “Harry & Meghan,” 2022. The prince has spoken about… More P VAN KATWIJK/GETTY IMAGES/NETFLIX
Harry’s eagerness to be a father was a prominent theme included in his 2023 memoir, Spare, which he dedicated to his wife and children.

In the book, the prince wrote of his desire to start a family of his own, keen not to repeat the mistakes observed from his childhood. In the summer of 2016 he met Meghan while she was visiting London between filming seasons of the hit legal TV drama, Suits. They began dating and in November 2017, announced their engagement.

The couple were married at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, and set about creating their family.

Privacy is an issue that both Meghan and Harry have discussed in regards to their children and their decision to move to America.

In an interview with The Cut magazine in 2022, the duchess told writer Allison P. Davis that “she’d never be able to do school pickup and drop-off without it being a royal photo call with a press pen of 40 people snapping pictures,” had her family remained in Britain.

“Sorry, I have a problem with that,” she said. “That doesn’t make me obsessed with privacy. That makes me a strong and good parent protecting my child.”

The couple both visited Canada this month to mark the one-year waypoint to the 2025 Invictus Games that will be held in Vancouver and Whistler.

At last year’s games, Meghan revealed that the couple were excited to make the games a family event.

“We can’t wait to bring our kids also so they can experience just how awesome this is,” she said.

Over the past year, Prince Harry has faced increased scrutiny over his history with illegal drug taking after making a number of revelations about his experiences and their effects in his hit memoir Spare.

In the book—and interviews promoting it—Harry spoke in detail for the first time about his recreational use of cocaine, magic mushrooms and marijuana (illegal in Britain), as well as psychedelics such as ayahuasca as a form of therapy.

Though the prince made clear he was not wishing to encourage the use of these substances, he faced criticism for potentially doing so.

In a more serious form of backlash, a conservative think tank in the U.S., The Heritage Foundation, is seeking access to Harry’s visa paperwork to see if he disclosed his history with drugs when seeking to enter the country.

Initial attempts to access the paperwork were blocked by the U.S. government, with The Heritage Foundation currently embroiled in legal action seeking to have this blockade removed.

Compilation image showing the Duke of Sussex as photographed at Windsor Castle, April 17, 2021. Harry’s account of his past experimentation with illegal drugs has earned him criticism. VICTORIA JONES – WPA POOL/GETTY IMAGES
As this case remains ongoing, here Newsweek looks at what Harry said about his history with drugs, both in Spare and interviews given since his split from the monarchy in 2020.

‘I Was Trying To Mask Something’

In the 2021 docuseries The Me You Can’t See, developed in collaboration with Oprah Winfrey, Harry discussed how he failed to emotionally process the death of his mother Princess Diana when he was just 12 years old in 1997.

The prince revealed that he spent years trying to “mask” his emotions and in doing so looked to alcohol and drugs.

Prince Harry to Oprah Winfrey in The Me You Can’t See

“I was willing to drink, I was willing to take drugs. I was willing to do the things that made me feel less like I was feeling. But I slowly became aware that, ok, I wasn’t drinking Monday to Friday but I would probably drink a week’s worth in one day on a Friday or a Saturday night. And I would find myself drinking not because I was enjoying it but because I was trying to mask something.”

Marijuana School Days

In Spare, billed as a “raw” and “unflinching” memoir telling his life story, Harry discussed his introduction to marijuana when he was a schoolboy at the prestigious Eton College near Windsor Castle.

The prince and his school friends would smoke together in a dormitory bathroom, going on to disclose regular use of the drug throughout his life.

Prince Harry in Spare

“I don’t remember how we got the stuff. One of my mates, I expect. Or maybe several. Whenever we found ourselves in possession, we’d commandeer a tiny upstairs bathroom, wherein we’d implement a surprisingly thoughtful, orderly assembly line. Smoker straddled the loo beside the window, second boy leaned against the basin, third and fourth boys sat in the empty bath, legs dangling over, waiting their turns. You’d take a hit or two, blow the smoke out of the window, then move on to the next station, in rotation, until the spliff was gone. Then we’d all head to one of our rooms and giggle ourselves sick over an episode or two of a new show. Family Guy. I felt an inexplicable bond with Stewie, prophet without honor.”

Country Houses and Cocaine

In his book, Harry recounts an incident where a tabloid editor claimed to have photographs of the teenage prince taking cocaine in a bid to convince him to collaborate on an interview.

After calling the editor’s bluff, where no photograph was ever produced, the prince revealed that he had used cocaine at that time, though quickly decided that the effect was not worth the risk associated with it.

At this time though, he said that drugs were an escape from his mental and emotional anguish still impacting him from the death of his mother.

Prince Harry in Spare

“Of course…I had been doing cocaine around this time. At someone’s country house, during a shooting weekend, I’d been offered a line, and I’d done a few more since. It wasn’t much fun, and it didn’t make me particularly happy, as it seemed to make everyone around me, but it did make me feel different, and that was the main goal. Feel. Different. I was a deeply unhappy 17-year-old boy willing to try almost anything that would alter the status quo. That was what I told myself anyway.”

Mushrooms and Ayahuasca

In discussing a way of better connecting with his emotions and past trauma, Harry also revealed in Spare his use of psychedelics. These included magic mushrooms and ayahuasca.

Prince Harry in Spare

“Psychedelics did me some good as well. I’d experimented with them over the years, for fun, but now I’d begun to use them therapeutically, medicinally. They didn’t simply allow me to escape reality for a while, they let me redefine reality. Under the influence of these substances I was able to let go of rigid preconcepts, to see that there was another world beyond my heavily filtered senses, a world that was equally real and doubly beautiful—a world with no red mist, no reason for red mist. There was only truth. After the psychedelics wore off my memory of that world would remain: This is not all there is. All the great seers and philosophers say our daily life is an illusion. I always felt the truth in that. But how reassuring it was, after nibbling a mushroom, or ingesting ayahuasca, to experience it for myself.”

‘These Things Have a Way of Working’

After Spare was published, Harry undertook several interviews promoting it with networks in both the U.S. and U.K.

Speaking to Anderson Cooper for a 60 Minutes special, the prince was asked about his use of psychedelics, after which he made clear he would “never recommend” their recreational use, but accepted that in a controlled environment he found them to be beneficial for his mental health.

Prince Harry to Anderson Cooper, 60 Minutes

Cooper: “You write in the book about psychedelics, Ayahuasca, psilocybin, mushrooms?”

Harry: “I would never recommend people to do this recreationally. But doing it with the right people if you are suffering from a huge amount of loss, grief or trauma, then these things have a way of working as a medicine.”

Cooper: “They showed you something. What did they show you?”

Harry: “For me, they cleared the windscreen, the windshield the misery of loss. They cleared away this idea that I had in my head that—that my mother, that I needed to cry to prove to my mother that I missed her. When in fact, all she wanted was for me to be happy.”

‘Public Interest’

In another interview, this time for a British audience, the prince said that he believed it was “important to acknowledge” his past drugs use, but when questioned whether as a royal prince in line to inherit the throne the media had a right to report on it as a matter of public interest at the time (something he has been critical of), he swerved giving an answer.

Prince Harry to Tom Bradby, ITV

Bradby: “There’s a fair amount of drugs [in the book], um, marijuana, magic mushrooms, cocaine. I mean, that’s gonna surprise people.”

Harry: “But important to acknowledge.”

Bradby: “I mean, I think it’s an example of the scale of honesty. You don’t seem to hold anything back. You tell the story about cocaine through this tabloid editor, you said, came to you and said, ‘I’ve got a picture of you taking cocaine…’”

Harry: “Didn’t come to me, he came to someone else.”

Bradby: “Yeah. OK. ‘But we’re gonna release it unless you give us a tell-all interview,’ whatever it was they wanted. And you say, ‘I called their bluff,’ and you’re quite pleased with it. But I just wanna be clear, are you really saying that, third in line to the throne or whatever you were, you taking a class A drug is not a matter of public interest? Cause I think that’s a question people will have. Do you accept that is a matter of public interest for the press?”

Harry: “I think what’s a matter of public interest is, is the relationship between the institution with the tabloid media. That to me is more public interest in, anything else.”