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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 20: David Beckham wearing a David Austin Roses “King’s Rose” speaks with King Charles III, patron of the Royal Horticultural Society during a visit to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 20, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Grover - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

David Beckham’s knighthood: a symbol of reinvention and quiet service

The British football icon’s public journey has always followed a particular arc: early acclaim, a fall from grace, and then redemption through endurance.

  • Rob Harris

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Prince Harry isn’t speaking with his father. Brooklyn Beckham didn’t go to his father’s 50th celebration. Are family rifts fixable?

Should you try to repair a family rift or just let go?

Whether it’s a breakdown in communication or a sense of betrayal, can you come back from a family falling-out?

  • Nell Geraets
It’s been a lucrative year for football legend David Beckham.

David Beckham lands $57m payday after Netflix documentary

Profits at the football legend’s business empire more than tripled after the lucrative documentary deal.

  • Hannah Boland
Victoria and David Beckham at Buckingham Palace.

King Charles summons Beckhams to Buckingham Palace

Celebrity style, tiaras and a sword were the key ingredients for an unusual Buckingham Palace state banquet.

  • Damien Woolnough
Authentic chief executive Jamie Salter’s big break came ig breakthrough came in 2006 when he convinced Jeffrey Hecktman, founder of distressed investment giant Hilco Global to launch a venture that would buy disowned IP on the cheap and resurrect the bankrupt brands through lucrative licensing agreements.

How trouble is brewing for the man who owns David Beckham

Jamie Salter’s company owns the rights to Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe’s vast estates, as well as controlling the brands of David Beckham and Shaquille O’Neal. But cracks are starting to emerge.

  • Ben Marlow
(Clockwise from top) Ryan Gosling in Barbie; Kirsten Dunst in Wimbledon; Emma Thompson in Matilda the Musical; Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley in Bend it Like Beckham; Madonna in Die Another Day; and Steve Carell in Foxcatcher.

Your Olympics warm-up: You name the sport, we name the movie

With the Olympics just over a month away, it’s time to improve your sporting knowledge with our Olympic-themed film and TV festival. We’ve (almost) found a movie, TV series or documentary to match all 28 events.

  • Louise Rugendyke
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Mark Wahlberg and David Beckham.

David Beckham sues Mark Wahlberg over ‘$16m loss’ in Aussie gym brand

David Beckham is suing his former Beverly Hills neighbour and friend over an alleged loss of more than $US10 million in embattled fitness franchise F45.

  • Colin Kruger
Victoria and David Beckham, Conor McGregor and Taylor Swift have all had a solid hand in recent documentaries that focus on their lives.

We’re in a golden age for celebrity documentaries. Can we trust them?

Self-promoting “celebumentaries” by the likes of David and Victoria Beckham, Conor McGregor and Harry and Meghan may rake in cash, but they leave us all poorer.

  • Gary Newman

‘I did meet David Beckham at a party once’: Singer Jessie Ware’s night to remember

“He told me we had met before. I mumbled something back, but was like, no, I would remember that!”

  • Jane Rocca
David and Victoria Beckham attend the Versace Store opening party in London in 1999. The pair became notorious for wearing matching outfits.

Mend it like a Beckham: What two megastars taught me about marriage

My top two reasons for watching Netflix’s Beckham are to revisit the couple’s early matchy-matchy fashion – the leather suits can never be beaten – and David’s alleged affair.

  • Kate Halfpenny

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