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David and Victoria Beckham’s 25th anniversary: a look back at their oh-so-90s wedding

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David and Victoria Beckham pose for photos during their 1999 wedding. Photo: @victoriabeckham/Instagram
David and Victoria Beckham pose for photos during their 1999 wedding. Photo: @victoriabeckham/Instagram
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  • Matching purple outfits, thrones and cake-sabring … revisit the Beckhams’ extravagant castle wedding as they celebrate 25 years together

David Beckham and his wife Victoria Beckham married in a lavish ceremony in 1999 – and they remain as famous now as they were then, especially with the release of Netflix’s Beckham docuseries in October last year.
More recently, the Beckhams made headlines again as British biographer Tom Bower released his explosive new book House of Beckhams: Money, Sex and Power in June – the biography that promises to give new scandalous insights into the Beckhams’ private lives.
Victoria Beckham shared snaps from a romantic trip to Portofino in 1997 with David on Instagram. Photo: @victoriabeckham/Instagram
Victoria Beckham shared snaps from a romantic trip to Portofino in 1997 with David on Instagram. Photo: @victoriabeckham/Instagram
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Ahead of their 25th anniversary today, on July 4, the former Spice Girl took to Instagram to share nostalgic snapshots from the couple’s romantic weekend getaway to Portofino in 1997, mere weeks after they first got together.

“Portofino in 1997 was a very, very romantic trip. I remember how excited I was there to be there with David for the first time,” Victoria wrote in the caption. “The intensity of the two of us being together that 48 hours really was amazing.”

David and Victoria Beckham share a sunset kiss in this Valentine’s Day photo shared on Instagram. Photo: @davidbeckham/Instagram
David and Victoria Beckham share a sunset kiss in this Valentine’s Day photo shared on Instagram. Photo: @davidbeckham/Instagram

When they tied the knot, “Posh and Becks” – as the UK tabloids dubbed them at the time – were both enjoying their career success.

Victoria, then 25, had seen her girl group Spice Girls land their eighth No 1 UK single the year before, while 24-year-old David’s football team had won all three major UK tournaments in the most recent season.

The couple stated in Beckham that they crossed paths in 1997 in the Manchester United players’ lounge after a match. They both “fancied” each other immediately, leading them to enter a relationship.

Victoria Beckham, then Victoria Adams, and David Beckham show off her engagement ring after announcing their engagement in 1998. Photo: Getty Images
Victoria Beckham, then Victoria Adams, and David Beckham show off her engagement ring after announcing their engagement in 1998. Photo: Getty Images
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