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Inside Posh and Becks’ lavish first home together – from racy bedding to unusual sculpture


Just three months before their July wedding, in April 1999, Victoria and David invited OK! for an exclusive peek inside the gorgeous first family home they had bought together in Alderley Edge, Cheshire. Footballer David had been living in Manchester for more than eight years at the time, but this was Victoria’s big move north, away from her close family and friends.

David, who spotted its “for sale” sign when driving around the area scouting for properties, saw the potential in apartment living, and the grand scale of the Alderley Edge pad definitely appealed. Upon arrival in a gilt and mirrored elevator, house guests were greeted by a giant, showstopping portrait of the pair by legendary German fashion photographer, Juergen Teller. Once inside, the apartment was strewn with flickering church candles, with comfy white sofas, animal print rugs, a 4ft ornamental elephant and a huge carved wooden four-poster bed in the master bedroom.

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