Joseph West: Last News

Victoria Beckham, 48, has spoken out about her husband David Beckham’s decision to stand in line for 13 hours to pay his respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II.The football legend, 47, queued up behind members of the general public despite getting an offer to skip the long wait.Victoria spoke proudly of her husband’s heartfelt tribute to the late monarch as she appeared on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen on Monday.Host Andy Cohen asked Victoria about David’s experience of the historic day and why it was important for him to queue up, rather than opting for any VIP treatment. She explained: "Well, they offered him to jump the queue, but for him it was something that meant so much to him and he felt so honoured to be there and so humbled to be there."He thoroughly enjoyed being in that queue,” Victoria continued.

Tilda Swinton has paid her respects at Queen Elizabeth's lying in state. The 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' actress - who was a childhood friend and classmate of the late Princess Diana - was spotted queuing with members of the public in London on Saturday (17. 09.

David Beckham, 47, came to mourn the late Queen Elizabeth II with his fellow Brits in Westminster yesterday. It has since been revealed that the star patiently queued for more than 13 hours despite a politician giving him the offer to skip the long line.According to reports, David joined the queue at 2am yesterday and stopped to take pictures with fans once his cover was blown.Once the star finally reached the front of the line, he could be seen shedding a tear as he viewed the Queen’s coffin and paid his respects.David had actually been invited to view the coffin by an MP, who was allowed to take up to four guests to jump the queue, according to reports.However, the legendary footballer instead declined the offer in the name of his grandfather Joseph West.David explained that Joseph had been a staunch royalist and his “real-life hero”, and so he couldn’t bear the idea of disappointing him by not queueing up properly with everyone else.According to the Daily Mail, a source said: “David could have avoided all of the queuing but he wanted to be like everyone else.“He said his grandad wouldn’t have [jumped the queue] so neither would he.

David Beckham has penned a heartbreaking tribute to his late grandfather to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day.The former professional football player, who recently risked facing fresh backlash over £10million bank loan claims, took to his Instagram feed to share several snaps of celebrations from the momentous day in history.There was one in particular that seemed to stand out the most though, as the 45 year old posted a black-and-white photo of his grandad, Joseph West, posing in his military uniform while holding an adorable black puppy with white-tipped paws. He captioned it: "A day where we remember #VEDay75 miss you grandad," alongside a black heart emoji.