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

PEOPLE confirmed earlier this week that Prince Harry and the King would not meet this week due to the sovereign’s schedule

King Charles reportedly had a private meeting with David Beckham after being unable to meet with his son Prince Harry during his visit to the U.K. earlier in the week.

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King Charles Has Private Meeting with David Beckham After Being Unable to Meet with Son Prince Harry: Report
PEOPLE confirmed earlier this week that Prince Harry and the King would not meet this week due to the sovereign’s schedule

By Janine Henni Published on May 11, 2024 11:37AM EDT
King Charles, David Beckham, Prince Harry
King Charles visits the University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre as he resumes forward-facing duties on April 30, 2024 in London; David Beckham at the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2024 at The Royal Festival Hall on Feb. 18, 2024 in London; Prince Harry leaves the Invictus Games Service of Thanksgiving at St. Paul’s Cathedral on May 8, 2024 in London. PHOTO: MAX MUMBY/INDIGO/GETTY; JOHN PHILLIPS/GETTY; SAMIR HUSSEIN/WIREIMAGE
King Charles reportedly had a private meeting with David Beckham after being unable to meet with his son Prince Harry during his visit to the U.K. earlier in the week.

According to The Times, the former England football captain, 49, met the King, 75, for a “private meeting” on Friday.

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

PEOPLE understands 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 outside of the public eye while receiving cancer treatment, while Prince William, 41, conducted investitures at Windsor Castle on May 8.

King Charles recently resumed forward-facing duties while receiving cancer treatment, and hosted the first garden party of the season at Buckingham Palace on May 8. The party coincided with the Service of Thanksgiving at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London for the tenth anniversary of the Invictus Games, which Prince Harry launched in London in 2014.