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EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Prince William's links to David Beckham strengthen as he appoints the star's former PR chief as communications boss of his key Homewards project

David Beckham was once so close to the Duke of Sussex that he and his wife, Victoria, were among the guests when Harry married Meghan Markle in Windsor in 2018...

I can disclose that Prince William has appointed Beckham's former public relations chief as the new Head of Communications for his landmark Homewards initiative to help end homelessness. When Meghan returned to her native Los Angeles to find paparazzi camped outside her mother's home, the Beckhams offered the former actress the use of their six-bedroom, Italian-style villa in the city, where she was waited on by their staff. And after Meghan moved into Nottingham Cottage at Kensington Palace, Victoria, whose fashion label was expanding into beauty products, gave her advice on make-up and a member of her staff provided her with help on facials and hairdressing.

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