
David Beckham has paid a loving tribute to wife Victoria on her 51st birthday.
The retired footballer, 49, took to Instagram on Thursday to share a slew of images both past and present of the former Spice Girl-turned-fashion designer, whom he married in 1999.
Included were some loved-up throwbacks of the couple embracing, a gorgeous shot of Victoria with their four children and some adorable images of the artist formerly known as Posh Spice when she was a little girl.
“Happy Birthday to the most amazing Wife , Mummy & Best Friend that we could all wish for,” he wrote in the accompanying caption, followed by two pink heart emojis.
Adding: “Have the most perfect day because you deserve to and we love you so much.”
The former England captain added several more pink heart emojis and tagged Victoria and their sons Brooklyn, 26, Romeo, 22, and Cruz, 21. As their daughter Harper Seven, 13, does not currently have social media due to her age, he included her name as a hashtag instead.
Aspiring singer Cruz replied to his dad’s post in the comments section, writing: “I love you so much mum x from day 1 you have showed us unconditional love and haven’t stopped since,” along with a red heart emoji.
In his own Instagram Stories tribute, Cruz shared an adorable throwback snap of Victoria reading a picture book to him and Romeo.

“Happy Birthday to the most inspiration mum,” he wrote over the top of it.
Adding: “You have done everything for us,” along with a red heart emoji.
It’s set to be an exciting year for Victoria as her new fly-on-the-wall docuseries is expected to land by the end of of it.
Following the success of David’s Netflix show, which was titled Beckham, fans had been begging Victoria to take the lead in a series of her own.
The streaming giant has teased that the new show, which began filming last September, will offer a “behind the scenes” look at Victoria’s fashion empire, along with interviews with her close friends and family.
Emmy-nominated Nicola Howson, who worked on Beckham, will act as executive producer on the Victoria edition alongside Bafta-nominated producer Julia Nottingham.