King Charles Has Private Meeting with David Beckham After Being Unable to Meet with Son Prince Harry: Report

King Charles reportedly had a private meeting with David Beckham after he was unable to meet his son Prince Harry during his visit to the UK earlier this week.

According to Timethe former England football captain, 49, met the king, 75, in a “private meeting” on Friday.

“Beckham is believed to have visited Charles to learn more about his charity, the King’s Foundation,” the media added.

PEOPLE knows that the Duke of Sussex invited his father, King Charles, his brother, Prince William, and his sister-in-law, Kate Middleton, to his celebratory Invictus Games event on Wednesday, May 8, which they did not attend. The Princess of Wales (42) is out of the public eye while undergoing treatment for cancer, while Prince William (41) held an investiture at Windsor Castle on May 8.

King Charles recently resumed his duties while undergoing cancer treatment and hosted the first garden party of the season at Buckingham Palace on May 8. The party coincided with a thanksgiving service in the Cathedral of St. Paul in London for the tenth anniversary of the Invictus Games, which Prince Harry launched in London in 2014.

Earlier this week it emerged that Prince Harry, 39, will not be able to meet his royal father during his time in the UK due to the monarch’s “full” schedule.

“In response to the many inquiries and continued speculation as to whether the Duke will meet his father while in the UK this week, unfortunately this will not be possible due to His Majesty’s busy schedule. The Duke of course understands his father’s diary of commitments and various other priorities and hopes hope to see him soon,” a spokesman for the Duke of Sussex said on May 7.

David Beckham leaves Westminster Hall, at the Palace of Westminster, in London on September 16, 2022 after paying his respects at Queen Elizabeth’s coffin. LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP via Getty King Charles jokes he’s glad to be ‘out of my cage’ on first solo trip amid cancer treatment

The timing could have been arranged for Beckham and the king to meet at his home in Highgrove, as the monarch was seen leaving Windsor Castle en route to Highgrove in Gloucestershire on May 10. The area is home to the King’s beloved country house, Highgrove House, which has been a respite for the King since he bought it in 1980.

Beckham received an OBE from Queen Elizabeth in 2003 for services to football and has known the royal family for years, having attended the royal weddings of Prince William and Kate Middleton in 2011 and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in 2018 with his wife Victoria Beckham. Like many Britons, Beckham queued for 12 hours in London to pay his respects to the late Queen Elizabeth when her coffin was laid to rest in Westminster Hall following her death in September 2022.

King Charles leaves Windsor Castle on his way to Highgrove, Gloucestershire on May 10, 2024.

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Why the Royal Family Didn’t Attend Prince Harry’s Invictus Games Service in London

On May 9, King Charles made his first solo engagement since resuming his royal duties at the Royal School of Military Engineering.

Ahead of his Invictus trip, which was highlighted at a panel on May 7 and a Service of Thanksgiving on May 8, Prince Harry was recently in the UK to visit his father after Buckingham Palace announced in February that the monarch had been diagnosed with cancer.

The Duke of Sussex then traveled to Canada to celebrate the One Year to Go Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 with his wife Meghan Markle, where he revealed in an interview that he hopes to see his father as much as possible.

Prince Harry arrives to attend the Invictus Games Thanksgiving Service at St. Pavla on May 8, 2024.

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When Good morning AmericaWill Reeve asked Harry about how he first found out about his father’s cancer diagnosis, and he replied, “I talked to him. I jumped on a plane and went to see him as soon as I could.”

“Look, I love my family. The fact that I could get on a plane and go see them and spend any time with them, I’m grateful for that,” Prince Harry said. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved to their home state of California after stepping down from their royal roles in 2020 and live there with their children Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, two.

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As for whether King Charles’ diagnosis could have a “rebound effect” on the royal family, Harry, who spent time with the Invictus Games competitors and their families at the start of the countdown, said: “Absolutely. Yes, I’m sure. Through all those families, I see it day in and day out, the strength of the family unit coming together.”

Following the Duke of Sussex’s solo trip to the UK for the anniversary of the Invictus Games, he and Meghan arrived in Nigeria on May 10 for their first international tour since stepping back from their royal roles.

The couple are in the country at the invitation of the Chief of Defense Staff, Nigeria’s highest military official, and the busy itinerary highlighted by Invictus continues on May 11 and 12.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visit Nigeria: Unconquered in Abuja, Nigeria on May 11, 2024.

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