Victoria Beckham’s new bid to be in Kate Middleton’s inner circle

They are OG showbiz royalty – literally sitting on thrones at their 1999 wedding, and once living in a mansion dubbed Beckingham Palace’ But a source tells heat that David and Victoria Beckham are hoping to move in even closer royal circles, thanks to the latter’s blossoming friendship with Prince William.
Former footballer David’s bond with the royal family has lasted more than two decades, with the 49 year old first meeting the late Queen in 2002 and receiving his OBE from her the following year. He later struck up a friendship with William, 42, and Harry, 40, after bonding with them over a shared love of football, and he and Victoria bagged an invite to their weddings in 2011 and 2018 respectively.

But while David and Victoria have cooled their relationship with the Sussexes, their friendship with William and wife Kate Middleton is going from strength to strength. Proving just how close he’s become with the future king, David recently fronted a charity campaign for the London Air Ambulance after being personally asked by William, and they appeared together last month to celebrate the charity raising £15million.

And now our source reveals the pair are planning to take their friendship outside of work, with talk of getting their wives on board for a double-date. Our insider explains, ‘David has been spending more and more time with William recently as they work together, and while they were friendly before, they’ve actually become proper friends in recent months. They enjoy talking all things family, work and football, and they have talked about getting together with Kate and Victoria when things calm down for them all. It would probably have to be done at one of their country homes as, with their high profiles, it would be too much to go out to a restaurant in London.’

And nobody’s more excited about these plans than Victoria, who’s over the moon about potentially becoming BFFs with the future queen. While Kate, 42, has shown her support for the former Spice Girl, 50, by wearing dresses designed by her, the pair don’t have the same close relationship as their husbands do – something Vic is keen to change. ‘Victoria is obviously thrilled about this as she hasn’t spent much time with Kate and wants to get to know her better,’ says the source.
While the Beckhams are delighted at this blossoming friendship, it also appears to signal the death knell for their other royal connection – their friendship with Harry and Meghan. The two couples were once famously close, with Victoria taking the Duchess under her wing when she first moved to the UK. But were said to have fallen out after Meghan accused Vic of leaking stories to the British press, leaving David ‘absolutely bloody furious’ on behalf of his wife.