Victoria Beckham had the poshest curtsy for Queen Camilla when the royal said hello at a Buckingham Palace reception.
On March 11, the fashion designer and Spice Girls singer dipped into a superb curtsy when greeting the Queen, 77, at a palace reception celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Women of the World (WOW) Festival. Queen Camilla has supported WOW since its inception in 2010 and hosted the palace party to mark the milestone.
As seen in a video shared to X by reporter Rebecca English, Beckham, 50, deeply curtsied for the Queen when they connected at the royal reception. While there are no obligatory codes of behavior when meeting the British royals, the royal family's website says that "the traditional forms of greeting" would be a small neck bow from the head for men and a small curtsy for women.
The protocol even extends as a gesture of respect between the royals themselves, as Kate Middleton curtsied to her father-in-law King Charles when she saw him at the Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration at Westminster Abbey on March 10.
Beckham opted for a curtsy and handshake when meeting the Queen on Monday, in a modern mix of old and new.
"Victoria, nice to see you. Did you enjoy the Italian dinner at Highgrove? It was good fun," Queen Camilla asked her guest as they had a bit of banter. The royal was referring to the Italian-inspired dinner she and King Charles hosted at Highgrove House, his country home, on Feb. 7, which the designer and her husband, David Beckham, attended. The former England soccer captain is an ambassador for The King's Foundation, the sovereign's longtime charity promoting sustainability through practical training, which sent students and alumni to the glam banquet before the King and Queen's trip to Italy in April.
"It was a lot of fun, thank you so much," Beckham said about the Highgrove dinner, which Stanley Tucci, Helen Mirren and the Italian Ambassador to the U.K. also attended.
The two dropped their voices to speak further and the Queen wrapped the chat by saying, "Everything was good, thank you so much for coming."
The Beckhams have been seeing a lot of the British royals in recent months, as David and Victoria were also at the state banquet at Buckingham Palace honoring the Amir of Qatar during his official visit in December 2024. The couple's appearance was not announced in advance, making their presence a surprise for royal watchers.
Both Victoria and David, 49, have received royal honors for their professional accomplishments. David received his OBE from Queen Elizabeth for services to soccer in 2003, while Victoria was awarded an OBE in 2017 for her work in fashion and charity.
Some wondered if David was tipped for a future knighthood after he signed on as an ambassador for the King's Foundation in June 2024, and the retired soccer star recently described himself as a "huge royalist" during a January interview at the World Economic Forum.
"I always get emotional talking about anything that I do with our royal family, because I've always been a huge royalist. I was brought up in a household that adored and loved everything that came with the royal family," he said then.