David Beckham's father Ted has announced his engagement to solicitor Hilary Meredith. The couple met last year through their charity work for army veterans at Broughton House Veteran Care Village.
A joint statement from the pair, who are currently self-isolating at home in Cheshire, said: "While there are far more important things going on in the world right now, we are thrilled to say that we are happily engaged. "Stay safe everyone." Ted, 71, was previously married to David's mother Sandra, and they divorced in 2002 after 32 years of marriage.
Ted cited his son's fame as a catalyst for the breakdown of their marriage, writing in his autobiography: "All the hype, all the stress, all the attention - it wasn't a world we were used to and it
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