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Inside Victoria and David Beckham’s secret engagement – from dressing gown proposal to shock royal death

been dating for a year when it was announced in January 1998 that he had “put a ring on it”, making their union official. “As soon as I met Victoria, I knew I wanted to marry her, to have children, to be together always,” recalled David in his autobiography My Side.

There was more joy for the couple when Victoria told David she was pregnant months after they had revealed they were engaged (Image: Glenn Copus/Evening Standard/REX/Shutterstock)Posing for photos on the steps of the hotel, the pair, who were wearing co-ordinating black outfits, were all smiles as they shared their exciting news. In David’s Netflix documentary, Beckham, Victoria admitted that she told her fiancé she was pregnant the night before the 1998 World Cup match against Argentina, in which he was famously sent off. In this special collector’s edition of OK!, we celebrate David and Victoria Beckham’s unique love story as they toast their silver wedding anniversary We share exclusive and rarely-seen pictures and interviews from their very first at home shoot together, Victoria’s bridal dress fitting, and, of course, the incredible images from their wedding day We also bring you an insight into their adorable family life behind closed doors and explore how they have become this century's most powerful couple in showbiz

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