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King asks David Beckham if he ‘got his 50th birthday gift’ as pair meet days after Harry & Brooklyn hold secret summit
Becks serves as an ambassador for The King's Foundation
KING Charles has asked David Beckham if he "received his 50th birthday present" as the monarch let slip he had sent a mystery gift.
Their meet comes just days after their children had met - with Prince Harry and wife Meghan holding a secret mansion meeting with Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz.
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The former England captain was at the Chelsea Flower Show on Monday for a tie-up with the monarch to encourage youngsters to embark on a career in horticulture.
Charles was reportedly heard asking Becks, 50, if he had received a gift for his birthday last month.
The monarch was heard saying: "You got it, didn't you?"
And David replied: "It was incredible, thank you, it was very kind."
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Camilla was also heard saying: "Nice to see you again, glad you got the roses."
Becks chatted and smiled alongside Charles at the annual event as they bonded over their love of gardening.
A spokesman for the King and Queen did not comment when asked if they had sent Becks a birthday present.
It comes just days after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle hosted a secret meeting with Brooklyn Beckham and his wife Nicola Peltz at their Montecito home, amid rumours Posh and Becks are in a feud with their son.
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Becks has served as an ambassador for The King's Foundation for almost a year, signing up last June after dining with Charles at Highgrove a month prior.
He was at the flower show for the Harmony charity, launched via the foundation with Alan Titchmarsh, and met the King and Queen at the Highgrove Shop stand.
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Queen Camilla, who met Victoria Beckham at a Woman of the World reception at Buckingham Palace in March, appeared to ask about her to David.
The former England captain responded: "She's doing very well."
And she was also overheard asking if a party was at Beckham's house.
David added: "We had a busy weekend this weekend, it was a lot of fun."
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And said: "It was the perfect weekend."
It is unclear exactly what weekend Becks was referring to.
He celebrated his 50th without Brooklyn with a star-studded party on Saturday May - but had a string of parties in the Cotswolds, Paris and London spread over the weekend.
Footage from the event on Monday shows the moment Charles, donning a sharp blue suit, shakes Becks' hand as the pair shared a laugh.
Beckham was also seen wearing the King's Rose alongside his beige suit.
The new rose was unveiled at the annual flower show after 12 years of development and breeding at the David Austin Roses nursery in Shropshire.
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It boasts striking papery petals striped of fuchsia and white and boasts around 20 buds per stem.
Goldenballs wore the King's Rose in his lapel as he greeted Charles and Camilla at the Highgrove Shop stand.
Former Man United ace David said to Camilla: "Your Majesty, it’s so nice to see you.”
As she gestured at his buttonhole, he said: "It's so beautiful, so beautiful, congratulations."
On his tour, Charles stopped to inspect the King’s Rose at David Austin’s stand inside the Great Marquee.
He leaned in and asked “Does it smell?"
Owner David replied: "It does smell, it’s a lovely musky fragrance."
Speaking about breeding roses the green-fingered King enquired about the 12-year process saying: "It takes so long. What did you do to get it to grow?"
He reacted with astonishment after being told the rose named in his honour was grown from one of 60,000 seedlings first planted 12 years ago and developed by 20 staff.
Charles, holding a long cane, replied: "I must say, this is amazing."
This comes after The Sun exclusively revealed Harry and Meghan dined with Brooklyn Beckham and his wife Nicola Peltz in Montecito and shared "common ground" amid their respective family feuds.
Kate showed support when she wore a Victoria Beckham outfit last week to a fashion gala.
Brooklyn and Nicola dined at the Sussexes' mansion days after missing David's 50th birthday celebrations.
A source familiar with the event said: “Harry and Meghan were very empathetic and very kind to them both.
“Harry was fully aware of the situation and offered Brooklyn his unwavering support as someone who has been through similar.”
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The Duchess of Sussex and Nicola found “common ground” after both were accused of wrecking their husbands’ families, sources told The Sun.
Harry offered his “unwavering support” to Brooklyn at the private get-together amid their ongoing “toxic” family feuds.
While the dinner had been arranged before the acrimonious fall-out between the Beckham clan, the quartet were said to have “found a lot of common ground”.
A source familiar with the intimate event said: “This was an unexpected invite, but one gratefully received by Brooklyn and Nicola, who both feel pretty battle-wounded.
“Harry and Meghan were very empathetic and very kind to them both.
“Harry was fully aware of the situation and offered Brooklyn his unwavering support as someone who has been through similar.
“Nicola and Meghan also had a bit of a ‘deep n’ meaningful’ as obviously both women have been positioned in the media as home-wreckers — the women to tear apart their husbands’ families.
“Meghan had a lot of sympathy for her, and said there was shared common ground.
“They didn’t meet in relation to recent developments and headlines, but it was an honest but very welcome coincidence.”
It is understood the quartet swapped mobile numbers, but it is not known whether they have stayed in touch.
Brooklyn was only 13 when he last met Harry.
He was having dinner with his dad at The Sun’s Millies awards in 2011 when the young prince came over to say hello.
David and wife Victoria, 51, also attended Harry and Meghan’s 2018 wedding.
Not long after, they gave them full use of their Beverly Hills home so they could “hide out”.
However, the four fell out when ex-Suits actress Meghan, 43, accused Victoria of leaking stories about her.
A source told The Sun at the time: “Inexplicably, she feared Victoria was behind [the leak] — I mean, the idea that Victoria Beckham would be personally ringing journalists to give them a scoop is ridiculous — and spoke to Harry about it.
“Harry is very protective of Meghan, and decided to deal with the matter head-on, by directly contacting his good pal, David.
“Harry was very polite, but obviously it was a pretty awkward exchange and David was mortified.”
Harry also reportedly snubbed David — at Meghan’s behest — at the 2018 Invictus Games.
The catered Montecito soirée was a pre-arranged event, with Nicola invited through another VIP in attendance, one close to both Meghan and Harry.
Around 18 other guests were in there, including Paramount CEO Brian Robbins and his wife Tracy.
Meanwhile, earlier this month the Princess of Wales appeared to pledge her support to Victoria in the row, wearing a £1,300 suit made by the fashion designer.
Sources claim Kate’s decision to wear it to the British Fashion Council awards event was an act of “sartorial solidarity”.
Mum-of-four Victoria is believed to be “incredibly touched” by the gesture.
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Former England captain David is also good pals with Kate’s husband Prince William.
Friends said he feels grateful to the ex-Manchester United star for “looking after him” as he grew up in the spotlight.
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