David Beckham has made a shock remark about his 50th birthday celebrations, where his son Brooklyn was notably absent. The former footballer made the comments during a surprise meeting with King Charles
David Beckham has spoken out about the 50th birthday celebrations at the heart of a simmering feud with his son Brooklyn.
The footballer legend made the revealing comments about his birthday bash during a surprise meeting with King Charles at the Chelsea Flower Show today, where the pair teased an upcoming project together.
Beckham, wearing a new pale pink rose named in honour of the monarch, looked delighted to see Charles and Queen Camilla at the Highgrove Shop stand, where all proceeds go towards the work of The King’s Foundation, for which Mr Beckham has acted as an ambassador for a year.
Beckham went on to discuss his recent 50th birthday celebrations, with Camilla asking about his fashion designer wife Victoria, who she met in March when hosting a reception to mark the 15th anniversary of Women of the World (WOW), an organisation which promotes gender equality worldwide.
Giving the royal couple an update on his wife, he said: “She’s doing very well. I had a busy weekend this weekend, so it was a lot of fun, a lot of fun.” And appearing to reference his 50 year milestone, he jokingly added: “I know, finally!”
The King and Queen are understood to have sent Beckham a birthday gift, with Charles asking him “You got it, didn’t you?” And Beckham replied: “It was incredible, thank you, it was very kind.” Later Camilla said: “Nice to see you again, glad you got the roses.”
The meet up comes just days after it emerged the King’s estranged son Prince Harry and David’s oldest child Brooklyn met at a dinner party amid a difficult fall-out between the Beckhams. It is believed that Harry and wife Meghan hosted Brooklyn and his wife Nicola at their Montecito mansion just days after Brooklyn skipped his dad David’s 50th birthday celebrations amid a family row.
And with Harry also at loggerheads with his father, King Charles and brother Prince William, he was reportedly able to offer his support to Brooklyn, who has become distant from his parents.
It comes as ‘heartbroken’ Victoria Beckham reached out to Brooklyn Beckham on social media earlier today. The former Spice Girls member shared a message for her son as the family rift continues.
Victoria, 51, shared an update with fans on her Instagram Story this morning. The post included a family photo that showed the four children she shares with David Beckham, 50, alongside her parents Tony Adams and Jackie Adams.
The couple were seen beside their grandchildren Brooklyn, 26, Romeo Beckham, 22, Cruz Beckham, 20, and Harper Beckham, 13, in the photo posted by Victoria. She tagged her mother and her three sons in the caption of the post.
Alongside the photo, Victoria expressed her love for her parents and her kids in the caption. In a message seemingly on behalf of herself and her husband David, she wrote: “We both love you all so much”. She included a heart emoji.