England might be through to the quarter-finals of Euro 2024, but former skipper David Beckham had other concerns as he arrived in south-west London on Monday afternoon.
The former footballer, 49, who amassed 115 England caps during an illustrious playing career
, was on hand to watch Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz take on Estonia’s Mark Lajal during day one Wimbledon.
And ever the doting son, he brought along his mother Sandra to the star-studded event, with the pair landing seats in the prestigious Royal Box on Centre Court for the first round match.
They were joined by plenty of VIPs on the outing, including the likes of Jamie Cullum and Alexander Armstrong,
while rubbing shoulders with Katherine Jenkins following his past criticism of her OBE.
The singer, 44, looked stylish as she joined husband Andrew Levitas in the box, sitting directly behind Beckham.
But the pair were not pictured interacting, seven years after their infamous OBE drama where Beckham was alleged to have slammed the Welsh star in a series of leaked emails, including one to his PR manager.
Published in February 2017, one was alleged to have said: ‘Katherine Jenkins OBE for what? Singing at the rugby and going to see the troops plus taking coke. F****** joke.’
The opera star was awarded an OBE in 2014 for services to various charities and her journeying to war zones to entertain the troops.
The hacked emails also suggested allegations surrounding Beckham’s stance in the Scottish referendum and investing in loss-making companies to reduce his tax bill.
His representatives dismissed the claims, stating that the emails had been ‘hacked and doctored’ from a private account.
A spokesperson said: ‘This story is based on outdated material taken out of context from hacked and doctored private emails from a third party server and gives a deliberately inaccurate picture.’
In 2018, Jenkins claimed she was still waiting for an apology from the sports star for the shock comments.
She said she has no reason to feel anything but proud of her achievements, saying: ‘You’re just minding your own business and you get caught up in this massive storm.
‘You just think, ”Aw, I wasn’t doing anything”. To get caught up in that wasn’t pleasant. I don’t know why, again, that was aimed at me.’
‘I also don’t feel the need to defend this, by the way. I know what I’ve done and when I got the OBE it was given to me for music, and for charity’.
When asked whether she was angry with Beckham for his alleged comments, she added: ‘It’s obviously disappointing. I’ve never heard anything from them about it.’
But, while he may have wanted to avoid Jenkins, Beckham was happy to take the opportunity to chat to national treasure David Attenborough, 98, before the pair took to their seats.
The football star was later seen stopping to pose for photos with fans including a thrilled young boy.
Beckham’s outing comes just weeks after he won official recognition from the King by becoming an ambassador for his charity.
As his appointment was announced, the former England captain said he was ‘excited’ to have been chosen for the prestigious role at the King’s Foundation, following a meeting with the King at his beloved Highgrove Estate.
He is the first ambassador to be named by the charity since Charles was crowned, and the move is certain to increase speculation that Beckham’s long-held dream of a knighthood could finally become reality.
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Source: CNN
