Victoria Beckham and David Beckham: All about the high-profile romance, cheating rumours, renewed vows and more

Over 25 years, four children, multiple continents and countless rumours later, Victoria and David Beckham are still going strong. From a chance meeting in a Manchester United players' lounge to a royal knighthood at Windsor Castle, here is every major milestone in one of the most iconic love stories of our time.

It all began at the Manchester United Players' Lounge in 1997, where David and Victoria crossed paths for the first time. Victoria later wrote in a letter to her 18-year-old self for Vogue that "love at first sight does exist" and that she would find it there. Speaking on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show,' David revealed that before he had even met Victoria, he was in a hotel room with his best friend, who would later be his best man at their wedding, and said, "I want to marry that one" the moment he saw her on TV. She slipped her number onto a train ticket and handed it to him, and speaking on 'The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,' David confirmed, "I still have that train ticket" to this day.

According to Elle, just one year after meeting, the couple rang in the new year with an engagement and announced they were planning a summer 1999 wedding. Before the year was even out, they had also announced they were expecting their first child. Everything moved fast, and neither of them seemed to mind one bit.

On March 4, 1999, their eldest son, Brooklyn Joseph, was born. Victoria later revealed in her autobiography that the name came to her while they were in Marbella, Spain. She had always loved the name Brooke and wanted something grounded and multicultural, and Brooklyn felt perfect, especially after she realised it was in New York where she had first found out she was pregnant.

The couple officially tied the knot at Luttrellstown Castle near Dublin in the summer of 1999. Victoria wore a Vera Wang gown and an 18-karat gold tiara. It was one of the most talked-about celebrity weddings of its era and set the tone for a couple who would go on to do everything spectacularly.

Romeo James arrived on September 1, 2002, followed by Cruz David on February 20, 2005, while the family was living in Madrid after David signed with Real Madrid. David announced Cruz's birth to reporters himself, saying simply, "We've got a baby boy. His name is Cruz. He is beautiful."

In a candid W Magazine profile, Victoria opened up about the widely reported rumours that David had an affair in 2004. "I'm not going to lie. It was a really rough time," she said, adding that they got through it together and came out stronger and happier on the other side. It was one of the most honest moments the couple had shared publicly, and fans respected them for it.

On July 10, 2011, the couple welcomed their first and only daughter, Harper Seven. The family was now complete, and David later described their four children as his absolute priority. Victoria got emotional at the British Fashion Awards that same year, saying she would not have had the courage to pursue her fashion career without David by her side.

To mark their tenth wedding anniversary, David got a tattoo of ten roses around his arm, one for each year of marriage. He told Ellen DeGeneres it was not always about buying gifts, it was about making time for each other and doing something meaningful. The gesture became one of the most talked-about anniversary tributes in celebrity culture.

The couple quietly renewed their wedding vows at home with just six people present. Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, David addressed ongoing rumours about their marriage being a brand exercise, saying plainly, "We stay together because we love each other, because we have four amazing children." He acknowledged that tough times were part of any long marriage, but made clear they had always chosen each other through all of it.

To celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary, the couple dug out their iconic purple Antonio Berardi outfits from their wedding day and posed for new photos in them, sitting on gold thrones and holding hands. They captioned the post simply, "Look what we found."

On Valentine's Day 2026, both David and Victoria shared throwback photos celebrating nearly three decades together on Instagram. Victoria posted a paparazzi shot of them at the airport with the caption "Forever my valentine." David shared an old snap from their early years, buzz cut, blonde pixie, completely unrecognisable, with the words "My Forever Valentine." After everything they have been through, the message was simple and unchanged.