One of Prince Harry's Former A-List BFFs Has Reportedly Aligned Himself With King Charles for This Very British Reason
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It looks like King Charles III is sidling up to one of Prince Harry’s friend after the Duke of Sussex had a reported falling out with this A-list star. It seems that David Beckham and Charles are now best buddies, but the former athlete may be approaching this blossoming friendship with an agenda in mind.
Beckham is in talks with the king to become a celebrity ambassador for the Prince’s Foundation, which offers educational training for youngsters in everything from the arts to science and engineering. It would be the perfect fit for the congenial soccer player, who curiously “served a similar role for Harry’s Invictus Games,” according to The Sun. With that relationship mysteriously on ice, it looks like Beckham is placing his bets on King Charles because there is reportedly something he would like in exchange for his volunteer role.
“It’s an open secret that David wants a knighthood one day and many people have questioned why he isn’t a Sir after all he’s done — and linking up with the King rather than Harry would certainly help,” a source revealed to the media outlet. Beckham was giving the Officer of the Order of the British Empire title in 2003, but he’s aiming a little higher this time.
King Charles would certainly benefit from Beckham’s star wattage to bring a little more luster to his rather dusty reign so far. “The King wants to suss out whether he and David can work together and explore potential projects and find out if they share any common ground,” the insider added.
This partnership might irritate Harry, though, who hasn’t reportedly spoken to the David and Victoria Beckham in quite some time. Their falling out allegedly occurred when the Sussexes “suspected Victoria Beckham of indiscretion” in leaking stories to the media, according to Tom Bower’s book, Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors. While the story was never verified, the two couples no longer seem to be in each other’s orbit. Is it a feud or just a natural drifting apart? No one seems to know, but that isn’t stopping Beckham from cozying up to the king for a possible future knighthood.
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