King Charles, David Beckham unite at Chelsea Flower Show amid growing family tensions
King Charles and David Beckham did little to quiet speculation surrounding their respective family feuds as they shared laughs with each other at an event in London.
Just days after their estranged sons reunited over an intimate dinner, the former England captain attended the Chelsea Flower Show to watch the monarch have a new rose named in his honour.
The pink and white flower was created by David Austin Roses in collaboration with The King's Foundation, a charity for which Beckham serves as an ambassador.
With The King's Rose pinned to his beige suit, Beckham made more than a polite gesture — it was a quiet display of loyalty to Charles.
Beckham reportedly greeted the sovereign and said, 'Your Majesty, it's so nice to see you.'
Surprisingly, Charles then appeared to ask whether he had received his 50th birthday present.
'You got it, didn't you?,' he was heard saying.
Beckham replied, 'It was incredible, thank you. It was very kind.'
Queen Camilla was also heard saying it was nice to see Beckham again at the annual gardening event and asked about his wife Victoria Beckham, according to
The Sun
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The cheerful exchange comes just days after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle threw their support behind Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz amid ongoing tensions with the Beckham family.
The Sussexes invited the young couple to their Montecito mansion in California for dinner, a gesture that firmly indicates where they stand on the feud.
It is believed that Markle and Peltz had a 'deep and meaningful conversation' where they found 'common ground' after both being accused of destroying their husbands' families.
'Meghan had a lot of sympathy for her, and said there was shared common ground,' the insider said.
Rumours of tension began swirling earlier this month when Beckham and Peltz skipped the football star's 50th birthday celebrations.
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