Victoria Beckham’s alleged “anger” over Meghan Markle’s wedding has been relived in a tell-all new book about the former Spice Girl and her husband David Beckham.
The House of Beckham by Tom Bower, serialised by the Mirror over the weekend, puts David’s romance with wife Victoria under the spotlight, with details of the ups and downs of their decades-long marriage examined alongside claims about their relationship with Meghan Markle and her husband Prince Harry.
The former England captain, 49, and Posh Spice, 50, attended both William’s 2011 wedding to Kate Middleton and Harry and Meghan’s nuptials in 2018. However, according to The House of Beckham, Posh felt “insulted” by not being invited to the Sussexes’ wedding dinner.
In his book, Bower writes that “Meghan had not invited them to the wedding dinner” and Victoria considered this an “insult” as “many guests such as George Clooney and other Hollywood stars invited that evening did not even know Meghan”.
The House of Beckham by Tom Bower, serialised by the Mirror over the weekend, puts David’s romance with wife Victoria under the spotlight (
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Bower points to photos of a “stony-faced” Victoria arriving at St George’s Chapel for the wedding as evidence of her sour mood. The author also claims Victoria’s expression was in part thanks to David’s behaviour at a party the previous evening, writing: “He had been buying drinks for a brunette while Victoria sat silently thunderous nearby. Worse still, that very morning the woman had posted photos of herself and Beckham on the web.”
It’s not the first time it’s been reported that the Beckhams and Sussexes’ friendship became strained. It appears that the Beckhams stayed on friendly terms with Harry when he started dating Meghan and they were reportedly eager to make her feel welcome in the UK. There were even reports that Victoria had given Meghan access to her little black book of her favourite hairdressers and stylists in London.
In his book, Bower writes that “Meghan had not invited them to the wedding dinner” (
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It’s not the first time it’s been reported that the Beckhams and Sussexes’ friendship became strained (
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Anadolu via Getty Images)
According to the Mail On Sunday, Harry and Meghan were said to be worried that close friends might be leaking stories about them after they moved to the USA and were keen to find out who could be behind it. It is alleged that in particular, Meghan suspected Victoria – and Harry called David to repeat the accusation.
But despite the growing tension, Meghan did wear some of Victoria’s designs after this. On Christmas Day in 2018, while pregnant with Prince Archie, she wore a Victoria Beckham navy coat during the royals annual walk to church in Sandringham. And just months later in March 2019, she wore a Victoria Beckham to the Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey.
However, more recently, there have been signs that all has not been right between the Sussexes and the Beckhams. In 2022 when David and Victoria’s eldest son Brooklyn married actress Nicola Peltz in a lavish wedding in Florida, Harry and Meghan were nowhere to be seen.
Harry did however attend a match between David’s Inter Miami and Los Angeles FC last year, where he was seen fanboying over Miami’s star player Messi. But before kick-off, a list of “notable attendees” was distributed that showed Harry and Meghan would both be at the game. What’s more, Meghan was nowhere to be seen and did not appear to join Harry in the stands.
Mirror Online has approached the Beckhams for comment. A rep for the Sussexes declined to comment.
