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David Beckham shares rare childhood snaps on 'amazing' sister Joanne's 40th birthday

David Beckham took a nostalgic trip down memory lane on Saturday morning.

The former Manchester United footballer took to his Instagram Stories to wish sister Joanne Louise a very happy birthday.

David, 46, shared a collection of vintage snaps and throwback pictures with his 71.1million followers, as he celebrated his "amazing" younger sibling turning 40.

In one cute image, the dad-of-four looked super adorable as a youngster - grinning alongside birthday girl Joanne as a baby and their big sister, Lynne, 49.

Another retro snap saw the siblings joined by their mother Sandra, 72, as they beamed for a school portrait at Chingford County High School in east London.

A final throwback snap saw the former England captain and Joanne posing in front of the fireplace at their childhood home, as a young David proudly held up a footballing trophy.

David Beckham, pictured with wife Victoria Beckham, has been digging through old family photo albums (GETTY)
The former footballer shared a trio of vintage snaps with his Instagram followers on Saturday morning (davidbeckham/Instagram)

The Inter Miami CF president paid tribute to his little sister in the captions for the trio of images, dubbing the mum-of-one an "amazing sister".

"'@jo_jo_beckham_ Happy birthday sis. We love you have an amazing day [heart emoji]," the star wrote in the first on his Instagram messages to Joanne.

He went on to poke fun at their vintage hairstyles, writing: "@jo_jo_beckham_ @lynnebeckhambriggs1972 Love the hair [laughing emoji]."

The footballing legend sweetly concluded, gushing: "Happy birthday to an amazing sister but an even more amazing mum [heart emoji] @jo_jo_beckham_."

David cheekily poked fun at his family's old hairstyles (davidbeckham/Instagram)
The star also praised his sister's parenting skills in the captions (davidbeckham/Instagram)

David is one of three children and has two sisters, Lynne and Joanne.

Joanne is seven years youngers than the former Real Madrid star, but the pair have always enjoyed a close bond over the years.

The trained hairdresser became a mother for the first time in December 2017, after striking up a romance with former Big Brother contestant Kris Donnelly.

Just six months after welcoming daughter Peggy into the world together, the pair called it quits - with big brother David reportedly upset by the news of their split.

Joanne, David and Posh Spice enjoying a basketball game in May 2012 (Getty Images)

Speaking at the time, a source told the Daily Mail that Joanne and Kris had endured a "really tough" few months after become parents.

They claimed the stress of looking after a newborn had impacted their relationship and cause them to bicker more.

"They were bickering more and more, and in the end decided to call it quits for the sake of their child," they told the publication in 2018.

"They have now unfollowed each other on social media and are focusing on being the best solo parents they can possibly be."

It was claimed that David had struck up a close friendship with the former reality TV star, but was there for his sister in the wake of the split.

"David is obviously making sure he is there for his sister and supporting her," the source added at the time.

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