Prince Harry confronted David Beckham over Meghan Markle press leaks
Before their wedding in 2018, the then-fiancee of the prince questioned the good intentions of Victoria Beckham and made it known to Harry, who did not hesitate to face the former English player
Harry confronted David Beckham over fear that his wife, pop star Victoria, was leaking stories about the prince's then-fiancée Meghan Markle, The Sun said Sunday. The son of Carlos of England, paranoid, faced the former English footballer in an "uncomfortable exchange" that left the 44-year-old athlete "mortified".
"It made things difficult for a while" and caused a "cooling of relations" between them that took several months to repair, sources told the UK newspaper.
Although the two couples have left their differences behind, it is now known that they experienced a brief crisis. The dispute followed an article published in The Sun, in December 2017, about the advice that Posh Spice, 45, gave Meghan Markle before her official move to London. The article revealed that the mother of four had suggested to the then American actress a list of names of hairdressers and stylists.
When Meghan left for London, Victoria shared a ton of beauty tips, but not long after, some of them appeared in the press. At that time, the now dukes targeted the designer for releasing that information. A source said: "Victoria and Meghan hit it off, and as two high profile women in show business, they were in regular contact at the beginning of Meg's relationship with Harry."
But then everything changed when Harry's then girlfriend became suspicious of Victoria. "Meghan was furious," a source told The Sun. "Inexplicably, I was afraid that Victoria was behind this, that is, the idea of Victoria Beckham personally calling reporters to give them a scoop is ridiculous, and she spoke to Harry about it."
“Harry is very protective of Meghan, and decided to address the matter head-on, directly contacting her good friend, David. He was very polite, but it was obviously quite an awkward exchange and David was mortified. The two men agreed to go ahead, but it certainly made things awkward for a while, ”the insider recounted.
David and Victora Beckham were among the celebrity guests at the Sussex royal wedding a few months later, in May 2018, but then did not share any official events with Harry and Meghan since the religious ceremony at Windsor Castle.
Secret meeting to define the future of Harry and Meghan
Queen Elizabeth II summoned the main members of the royal family at her residence in Sandringham (England) to address the future role in the monarchy of the Dukes of Sussex on Monday. In addition to Harry, in the meeting will be Prince William, and his father, Charles of England, while Meghan will participate by phone from Canada, a spokesman for Buckingham Palace informed the media this Sunday.
The meeting will discuss the "next steps" to be taken in relation to the dukes, who this week announced that they plan to resign their functions as representatives of the monarchy and divide their time from now between the United Kingdom and North America.
Local media say William is devastated because the close relationship he enjoyed with Prince Harry fell apart, one of his friends said. Now, as the two prepare to go head to head on the royal summit, the second in line to the throne confided in a friend his hopelessness over the breakdown of the bond between siblings. "I supported my brother all my life and I can not do it anymore, we are separate entities," he confided, according to The Sunday Times.
Harry's next public appearance will be an event at Buckingham Palace on Thursday. Meanwhile, Meghan traveled to Canada, where the couple and their 8-month-old son, Archie, spent a six-week Christmas vacation before the big announcement.
