Meghan Markle once dreamed of matching Victoria Beckham 's posh style, reportedly even asking the Spice Girls-turned-fashion icon for "free" clothes during her engagement to Prince Harry . However, Buckingham Palace put a stop to the request, citing their rules against such gifts, as detailed in Tom Bower's latest book, The House of Beckham: Money, Sex and Power . This incident is just one of the sparks that led to Markle distancing herself from "The Beckhams.
" Let's dig into other scandalous disclosures. Markle's use of Beckhams's gifts detailed in the book Bower reveals that Beckham gifted Markle items worth £6,000 to promote her fashion brand before the infamous feud. According to the book, this was part of a marketing strategy for Beckham's fashion line.
Bower's book states that the "financial gain" from gifting these items to Markle was "nil" for the Beckhams. He also noted that the only successful item in 2019 was a £1,400 handbag displayed by Markle, with sales driven largely by "Victoria's Instagram video," rather than Markle herself. Beckham's makeup advice to Markle allegedly sparked a royal rift! Bower asserts that Markle's relationship with "bestie" Beckham deteriorated rapidly after the Duchess of Sussex took offense at Victoria daring to give her makeup advice—a rumor subsequently reported by The Sun .
"David got a call from Harry accusing either he or Victoria of leaking the story to promote Victoria, but then they discovered it was one of Victoria's employ.
