David Beckham 's relationships with royal brothers Prince William and Prince Harry is explored in a juicy new book about the retired footballer. The House of Beckham by Tom Bower , serialised by the Mirror over the weekend, David's romance with wife Victoria Beckham is put under the spotlight, with new details of the ups and downs of their decades-long marriage revealed. But the new book makes claims about Posh and Becks' relationship with the royal family , in particular their crumbling union with Harry and his wife Meghan Markle .
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, David's friendship with both brothers rubbed Meghan up the wrong way. In his book, Bower writes how ahead of their wedding, Meghan and Harry were miffed by David's chummy relationship with William, which had been going strong since the UK's World Cup bid in 2010.
The Duke of Duchess of Sussex, already grumbling about their perceived lesser status and wealth compared to the Cambridges, found the sight of Becks hobnobbing with William irksome. "Meghan appeared to want to punish the Beckhams," Bower writes. "Television pictures of the couple arriving at St George’s Chapel for the wedding showed Victoria stony-faced and David chewing gum.
Meghan had not invited them to the wedding dinner. Her veto was an insult." He continues: "After all, many guests such as Ge.
