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Joel Leaver

Victoria Beckham reflects on loss of the Queen and says meeting her was 'proud moment'

Victoria Beckham has said one of her proudest moments in the Spice Girls was meeting the late Queen Elizabeth II, after having spent the last week "reflecting" on her loss.

The fashion designer, 48, took to Instagram this afternoon to pay tribute to the late monarch, who passed away at the age of 96 on September 8 whilst at Balmoral Castle.

She wrote: "I've spent the last week reflecting on the loss of [the Queen] and how she was a powerful source of inspiration not just for me, but for so many around the world".

Victoria shared a series of photos from the late Queen's reign, including one that showed the singer shaking hands with the then-sovereign whilst stood with her bandmates.

Victoria Beckham said meeting the Queen was one of her proudest moments in the Spice Girls (Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)

"One of my proudest Spice Girls moments was meeting Her Majesty the Queen at the Royal Command Performance in 1997. I'm so grateful for this moment," she wrote with it.

Alongside other photos of the late monarch, Victoria paid tribute, saying that the Queen had been a "remarkable wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother" who "always put her family first".

Victoria described the late monarch as the "ultimate icon in every way and the epitome of elegance," adding that she will "live on" in the hearts and minds of the public forever.

She paid tribute, saying that the Queen 'always put her family first' (Getty Images)

"The Queen will be remembered not least for her incredible kindness, grace, and compassion, but for her steadfast loyalty, service and commitment," she further wrote.

Victoria - who has her own eponymous fashion brand - is understood to have designed outfits worn by Royal Family member in recent years, including by Meghan Markle, 41.

And she said in one of her posts that she was offering her "deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences" to the Royal Family, adding that she was joining them in mourning.

David Beckham queued for hours to pay his respects to the late monarch at Westminster Hall on Friday (SKY NEWS)

It comes after her husband David Beckham, 47, attracted praise for queuing for around 12 hours on Friday to see the late monarch lying in state at Westminster Hall in London.

The former footballer - who received an OBE in 2003 - said he arrived in the early hours of the morning as he thought it would be "quieter," though ended up in a lengthy queue.

David - who wore a black suit for the occasion - was spotted on the live stream of the public procession and looked teary-eyed as he passed by the coffin of the late monarch.

You can leave your tributes to Queen Elizabeth II here.

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