A “tense” conversation and a kiss with Kate Middleton. The lowdown on the clash between the Sussexes and the Beckhams

They recently became closer with John Travolta. Recently, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have indeed created a new circle of friends. An environment from which the Beckhams will now be excluded. at the end of July DailyMail: found out that the relationship between the two couples will deteriorate sharply. And this is because of the “tense” phone conversation between Prince Harry and David Beckham. The Sussexes would suspect the ex-footballer and his wife Victoria of leaking stories about their private lives to the tabloids. Accusations that would make the former professional athlete “completely mad”.

Since then, journalist Tom Bower, author of a book about the Beckhams due out in 2024, has shared new revelations about the estrangement, which dates back several years. He was especially involved in the columns Sun , On Saturday, August 5th, Prince Harry just ‘stamped’ David Beckham at the Invictus Games in Australia in October 2018. At the time, the president of Inter Miami was due to fly to Sydney in response to Duke’s invitation. Sussex at his wedding. The only downside, after a 22-hour flight, the former footballer would never get to speak to Prince Harry. “Where is he? When can I see him?”, David Beckham would ask several times. But the Duke of Sussex reportedly never showed up.

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Missed meeting

According to Tom Bower, who has already sided with the Windsors several times in the conflict between them and the Sussexes, the former actress will be the main person responsible for this missed meeting. After being accused of harassing her entourage at Kensington Palace, which she has denied, Meghan Markle has gone through a period of turmoil and has seen “constant negative comments about her”, writes Tom Bauer. According to the author, the Duchess of Sussex could not tolerate the potentially heated articles about the Beckhams’ visit to Australia. Therefore, he would not want to cross their path during the Invictus Games. In turn, David Beckham was not formalized. “A bit odd,” he would be content to comment in an exchange with his wife.

Support from the Beckhams

Over the years, however, the Beckhams have provided the Sussexes with many services. When Meghan Markle went to Los Angeles shortly before her wedding, the couple gave her their Beverly Hills home rent-free. And this in order to be protected from the paparazzi. As early as 2017, Victoria Beckham would also give her make-up tips, going so far as to mobilize a member of her team to share her beauty routine. support indicated by Sun In one of his articles, Meghan Markle was upset. The article in question is said to be the beginning of a “tense” phone conversation between Prince Harry and David Beckham. The Duchess of Sussex allegedly suspected Victoria Beckham of being behind the leak. Embarrassed, the ex-footballer had to question his wife before telling the Sussexes he was not responsible. However, the duchess will remain “suffered” by the situation.

Rising tension

And if the Beckhams do appear at the royal couple’s wedding in May 2018, they won’t be invited to the dinner that evening, although there will be a celebrity audience. In the following months, Meghan Markle would also ask Victoria Beckham to borrow her clothes from her brand. A request that was against the rules of the royal palace.

The stylist, whose business was losing several million pounds at the time, would refuse to ignore Buckingham’s suggestions, exacerbating the tension between the two women. In turn, Prince Harry and David Beckham would continue to see each other from time to time. But the friendship the former footballer maintains with Prince William will end in a cold spell between them. At the time, the Sussexes were indeed resentful of the supposed preferential treatment of the Cambridges.

Seeing her business above water, Victoria Beckham finally agrees to give Meghan Markle a navy blue coat for Christmas 2018. But this look would not affect the sales of the clothes. The rift between the two couples would grow in light of Megxit, with the Beckhams not siding with either the Windsors or the Sussexes. The release of Prince Harry’s memoir, the Sussexes’ interview with Oprah Winfrey, and the streaming of their Netflix documentary wouldn’t have helped matters.

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David Beckham’s answer

Until David Beckham’s brilliant response in December 2022. Halfway through the World Cup, the former footballer flew to Qatar and joined Kate Middleton and Prince William in Boston to support them in promoting the Earthshot Award. On this occasion, the former professional athlete kisses the Princess of Wales on the cheek. What a darkness is the official visit of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to New York organized on the same day. A few months ago, the Duke of Sussex and his wife were conspicuous by their absence from Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz’s April 2022 wedding. The duo were also not present when many celebrities celebrated Lionel Messi’s arrival at Inter. Miami, David Beckham’s team. Such an intense argument that a possible reconciliation would seem “unbelievable” today, – estimates an anonymous source who trusted the columns. DailyMail:.

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