Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have faced another setback as Prince William has enlisted a high-profile aide from David and Victoria Beckham’s crew, leading to potential new tensions within the royal family. Once chummy with the Beckhams — Victoria was even spotted at their grand 2018 wedding — it appears the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s rapport with the power couple has turned somewhat chilly.

Meanwhile, David’s burgeoning bond with the future king has led to William bringing on board Victoria Shires, previously David’s Head of PR for DB Ventures, as a communications ace for his Homewards campaign. This Royal Foundation initiative is driven by the ambition to tackle homelessness.

Shires officially joined team William in October and expressed her enthusiasm to the Mail, commenting, “It’s been a great first few weeks at the Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales.”

Commenting on her new role and the prince’s latest ITV documentary on homelessness, she stated, “It’s been lovely to have launching that as my first project here.”

The camaraderie between the Beckhams and the Waleses was clear last month when David supported the prince at an event celebrating the $16m raised for London Air Ambulance, where William and David were all smiles, sharing laughs during the affair, reports the Express.

David Beckham’s eldest son, Brooklyn, recently appeared on Watch What Happens Live and was asked by host Andy Cohen about his interactions with the royal family. Andy asked Brooklyn: “Jennifer B wants to know, Brooklyn, growing up, which members of the foyal family did you see the most often? Especially since your family is friends with Harry and Meghan.”

Brooklyn sidestepped the mention of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, responding: “Probably William.”

“He’s just the sweetest guy ever. He really is. He’s really down to earth, he’s a really good guy.”