Twenty five years ago today Spice Girl Victoria Adams and Manchester United star David Beckham tied-the-knot with a wedding fit for the king and queen of football and pop. From the dress to the first public appearance of baby Brooklyn, the Spice Girl guests and yes, those thrones for the bride and groom, when the most stylish pop star of the 90s and Britain's hottest footballer married, every aspect of the day was spectacular. On July 4 1999, nearly 300 of the couple's closest friends and family gathered at Luttrellstown Castle, a magnificent venue near Dublin, set within a 560-acre estate with its own golf course, surrounded by a high stone wall to keep the paparazzi out.
A flag bearing the initials VDB fluttered from the top of the castle in the breeze. Society wedding planner Peregrine Armstrong-Jones organised the event, which was covered exclusively by the glossy magazine OK !. "Victoria and David had huge input right from the beginning," he said.
"The wedding had been 14 and a half months in the planning, during which time the couple had been all over the world. Wherever they were, I would get samples, fabrics and plans to them, and Victoria would often ring me five times a day with ideas and questions." Every tiny detail had been considered.
Fresh apples had been sewn into an ivy arrangement along the bannisters of the castle's master staircase – painstakingly pierced to release their scent through the rooms. A beautiful leafy walkway was created, stretching from the.