Victoria Beckham reportedly gifted Meghan Markle over $7,500 price of garments, nevertheless it had “nil” monetary profit, in response to Tom Bower’s new biography, “Home of Beckham.” Regardless of the Duchess of Sussex sporting Beckham’s designs, gross sales did not spike as anticipated.
Bower claims: “Victoria agreed to offer a coat, gown, boots, and a purse price $7,500 to Meghan for the Royal Household’s conventional Christmas Day parade in Sandringham.” Meghan additionally wore Beckham’s custom-made being pregnant outfit and a white coat and gown for a service at Westminster Abbey.
Regardless of these high-profile appearances, Bower states: “The monetary profit was nil.” There was, nevertheless, one exception. “The one success in 2019 was a $1,700 purse that had been displayed by Meghan,” Bower notes. He speculates that the gross sales enhance was due extra to Victoria’s Instagram video than Meghan’s endorsement.
Bower additionally explores the rumored rift between the Beckhams and the Sussexes. He alleges that Meghan was “irritated” by Victoria’s higher wealth and felt she had “little in frequent” with the previous Spice Lady.
In response to Bower, Meghan believed her standing within the royal household positioned her above Victoria in social rating. “She was irritated to find that the Beckhams had significantly extra wealth,” Bower writes.
Contained in the alleged Royal vogue rift
Victoria reportedly tried to befriend Meghan, leveraging her long-standing friendship with Prince Harry and Prince William. Meghan allegedly stayed on the Beckham residence in Beverly Hills to keep away from paparazzi, and Beckham’s workers secretly catered to her wants. Bower claims {that a} member of Victoria’s workers suggested Meghan on the perfect facials and hairdressing in London.
Though the Beckhams have been invited to Harry and Meghan’s 2018 royal wedding ceremony, they weren’t included within the wedding ceremony dinner, not like different high-profile visitors like George Clooney.
Tensions escalated when David invited Prince William and Kate to his son Brooklyn’s wedding ceremony in spring 2022, however not Harry and Meghan. This occasion marked a major crack of their friendship. The biography additionally recounts a “snub” on the 2018 Invictus Video games in Australia.
David Beckham flew 22 hours from London at Prince Harry’s request, solely to seek out Harry had no plans to fulfill him. Bower suggests this distancing was on account of Meghan’s affect, aiming to keep away from media competitors with the Beckhams.
Since then, Meghan seemingly stopped sporting Victoria’s designs, whereas Kate Middleton wore them extra steadily. David Beckham’s loyalty to the royal household seems to have paid off, as he was lately given a high charity ambassador function by King Charles, bonding over a shared ardour for beekeeping.