Prince William and Kate Middleton declined an invite to Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz star-studded wedding last year for one reason.
David and Victoria Beckham have a strong relationship with the royal family after attending the Prince and Princess of Wales' wedding in 2011, and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's wedding in 2018. At the time of Brooklyn and Nicola's nuptials last year, it was expected that one of the royal couples would be attending the big day alongside a stream of other A-listers.
It's now been reported that David and Victoria faced a difficult decision in deciding which couple to invite due to the rift between brothers Prince William and Prince Harry. However, William and Kate received an invite from the Beckhams but were forced to decline for one big reason.
A source close told The Mirror: “David and Victoria wrote to William and Kate inviting them and the family to their son’s wedding, and William replied wishing them a great deal of joy but they are unable to attend.”
The source claimed Prince William and Kate were always the Beckhams’ choice, as opposed to rumoured guests Harry and Meghan, but cited security as one of the factors in the Cambridges not attending.
“David’s attachment and history go back with William and Kate and they have a very strong relationship and they were their choice of wedding guests,” said our source.
“It was always about them, it was never about Meghan and Harry. They are the people David and Victoria are attached to and it’s always been about them because they’ve had a long history together.”
While there was no royalty in attendance, other celebrities including Gordon Ramsay, Spice Girls Mel B and Emma Bunton, Serena Williams and Eva Longoria were guests.
Gigi Hadid, Nicole Ritchie, Madonna’s son Rocco Ritchie, Tom Brady and his supermodel wife Gisele Bündchen – as well as David’s football pals Dave Gardner, Gary Neville and his brother Phil also made the invite list.
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