Marine Corviole
04/12/2024 at 10:23
Long-time friends of the British royal family, David and Victoria Beckham received their invitation to the sumptuous state banquet given Tuesday evening at Buckingham for the Emir of Qatar.
Among Qatari crowned heads and dignitaries, a few celebrities took part in the state banquet given Tuesday evening at Buckingham Palace in honor of the Emir of Qatar and his first wife. One star couple particularly attracted attention among the 170 guests: David and Victoria Beckham, who looked their best.
Perfectly respecting the dress code for an event of this magnitude, David Beckham wore a tailcoat and satin white bow tie. For her part, the former Spice Girl only had to draw from her own brand. Posh Spice made her appearance wearing a tight black dress with long sleeves, draped at the waist. A refined model from its latest collection, still available for sale.
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David and Victoria Beckham at the state banquet at Buckingham Palace in honor of the Emir of Qatar, on December 3, 2024 in London.
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After parading in front of the photographers in the corridors of the palace, behind Charles III, Camilla and even Prince William, the couple was able to take their place under the chandeliers of the grand ballroom at Buckingham. David Beckham was able to talk football with Nasser el Khelaifi, president of Paris Saint-Germain, the club for which he played in 2013. The ex-athlete was also able to talk with the head of the conservative party Kemi Badenoch, while Victoria Beckham spent the evening in the company of Lords Darzi and Levy.
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The Beckhams, loyal to the Crown
The presence of the Beckham couple at the state banquet is not so surprising since the former footballer played ambassadors for the World Cup to be held in Qatar in 2022. He also joined the King’s Foundation in June last and invested alongside the sovereign in the preservation of bees. If David and Victoria Beckham had already attended royal events in the past, such as the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in 2011, then that of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in 2018, they had never before been invited to a banquet of state.
21 years ago, it was in this same Buckingham Palace that the footballer received his badge of Officer of the Order of the British Empire from Elizabeth II in 2003. A queen he loved very much. particularly, to the point of queuing for long hours to pay tribute to him in Westminster in 2022, following his death.
