David Beckham's feud with son Brooklyn and staggering net worth close to King Charles'
David Beckham's feud with son Brooklyn and staggering net worth close to King Charles'
David Beckham is finally set to receive a knighthood in the King's Birthday Honours list next week, as his reported family feud with son Brooklyn shows no signs of ending any time soon
Brooklyn Beckham reportedly has a fractured relationship with his father
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David Beckham is set to become a sir next week when he finally receives a knighthood in King Charles III's Birthday Honours list.
The English footballing icon, who turned 50 in May, has long seen calls to have the honour bestowed upon him given his impact on the game and his notable donations to charity over the years. And now, according to The Sun, it appears as though Beckham will finally get the recognition that many fans believe he deserves.
It comes after the King dropped a major hint towards a knighthood when he and Queen Camilla were greeted by Beckham at the Chelsea Flower Show last month. Charles asked: "You got it, didn't you?" That prompted Beckham to respond: "It was incredible, thank you. It was very kind."
Beckham made a name for himself with Manchester United between 1992 and 2003, before a big money move saw him join Real Madrid. He also enjoyed stints with LA Galaxy, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain before hanging up his boots in 2013.
However, Beckham also received 115 caps for the England national team over the course of his incredible career – eventually becoming the captain of the Three Lions during its golden generation. Now a co-owner of Major League Soccer side, Inter Miami, Beckham has seen his net worth continue to grow.
It was announced earlier this year by the Sunday Times' Rich List that alongside wife, Victoria – who enjoyed a notable singing career of her own with the Spice Girls before venturing into the world of fashion – Beckham's net worth had grown by £45million over the last 12 months to a total of around £500m.
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That takes the power couple's estimated fortune to just £140m shy of King Charles III's worth, according to the same publication. Unsurprisingly, a large portion of Beckham's net worth comes from his time on the pitch, given that he was paid £188m over the course of his five years with LA Galaxy alone.
David Beckham will see a knighthood from King Charles III
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Meanwhile, lucrative brand and endorsement deals with the likes of Emporio Armani, Gillette, PepsiCo, Breitling and Adidas over the years will have helped Beckham bolster his bank balance further, while his eponymous 'Beckham' Netflix series is said to have earned him another £28m.
And that's not to mention Victoria's career earnings with the Spice Girls – who remain as the top-selling girl group of all time with more than 100m records sold globally – as well as her VB designer clothing range.
While Beckham's recent news of a knighthood may lead to familial celebrations, it may not be enough to mend his reportedly fractured relationship with son, Brooklyn.
The two are said to have fallen out back in 2022, although the exact reason for the dispute remains unknown. Brooklyn did not attend his father's 50th birthday party earlier this year, with his wife Nicola Peltz pinning the blame his brother Romeo's then girlfriend, Kim Turnbull.
Brooklyn Beckham is married to Nicola Peltz
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Nicola's friends claimed that this was due to Brooklyn having a brief romantic liaison with Kim before his brother dated her, but his friends denied this. The sources, who spoke to the Mirror, also claimed that the Beckham's "chose Kim over Brooklyn." However, friends of the family also noted that this characterisation was fiction, and that Kim had cruelly been "thrown under the bus."
After the recent news of Romeo and Kim splitting amicably broke this week, a source claimed that it would not change things within the family, explaining: "There are no signs of reconciliation, sadly. There is still a lot of hurt to process."
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Meanwhile, insiders close to Nicola have previously said that as "an outsider coming into the Beckham family, she has helped Brooklyn see the emotional abuse and toxic behaviour within." These claims, which were dubbed "patently untrue and ludicrous" by friends of David and Victoria, were the "nail in the coffin" of a future relationship, as per sources.
One said: "It was a low, low blow... how can you say such things about your own family. It will be interesting to see if Brooklyn and Nicola make any attempt to heal things now Kim is out of the picture."
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