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David Beckham Shares Sweet Hopes for Daughter Harper's 'Exciting' Future: 'Girls Need More Than Words'


David Beckham shared his hopes for his 13-year-old daughter Harper's 'exciting' future during a speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland on Monday, Jan. 20.

The former soccer star, 49, shared his hopes for his 13-year-old daughter Harper to have “the same opportunities" as her three older brothers in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, on Monday, Jan. 20. David — who shares Harper and sons Brooklyn, 25, Romeo, 22, and Cruz, 19, with his wife Victoria Beckham — addressed issues girls face in society as he spoke about his hopes for his daughter's future. After the event, the former soccer player, who has been a UNICEF goodwill ambassador since 2005, shared his hopes of being “the voice of children” at the World Economic Forum, Sky News reported.

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