David and Victoria Beckham’s 20th anniversary – a marriage that defied the odds

It’s 20 years ago this week since a Manchester United star married a Spice Girl in a fairytale ceremony at an Irish castle.

Not since Charles and Diana’s wedding in 1981 had there been such fever around a couple’s nuptials.

OK magazine paid David and Victoria Beckham a then-record £1million for the rights to the glitzy do at Luttrellstown Castle in Ireland.

The photos were as extraordinary as the marriage would turn out to be – 25-year-old Victoria wore a crown befitting Posh Spice, Becks, 24, was in white tails. They sat on golden thrones while a single white dove was released into the air.

Empire

It was like the end of a Disney movie – but it was the start of an empire. Brand Beckham is now worth £355million.

It’s an empire still standing today despite, at times, almost being shaken to its foundations by fiercely denied rumours of infidelity, separation, divorce – all in the glare of the spotlights they switched on that day on July 4, 1999.

Even the heirs to their throne – Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and Harper – can’t escape the scrutiny that goes with their surname……..read more

 

Source: Mirror

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