David Beckham is besieged by fans as he leads the Centre Court stars for day one of Wimbledon – before joining Katherine Jenkins and her husband Andrew Levitas in the Royal Box following OBE drama

England might be through to the quarter-finals of Euro 2024, but former skipper David Beckham had other concerns as he arrived in south-west London on Monday afternoon.

The former footballer, 49, who amassed 115 England caps during an illustrious playing career, was on hand to watch Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz take on Estonia’s Mark Lajal during day one Wimbledon.

And ever the doting son, he brought along his mother Sandra to the star-studded event, with the pair landing seats in the prestigious Royal Box on Centre Court for the first round match.

They were joined by plenty of VIPs on the outing, including the likes of Jamie Cullum and Alexander Armstrong, while rubbing shoulders with Katherine Jenkins following his past criticism of her OBE.

The singer, 44, looked stylish as she joined husband Andrew Levitas in the box, sitting directly behind Beckham.

But the pair were not pictured interacting, seven years after their infamous OBE drama where Beckham was alleged to have slammed the Welsh star in a series of leaked emails, including one to his PR manager.

Published in February 2017, one was alleged to have said: ‘Katherine Jenkins OBE for what? Singing at the rugby and going to see the troops plus taking coke. F****** joke.’

The opera star was awarded an OBE in 2014 for services to various charities and her journeying to war zones to entertain the troops.

The hacked emails also suggested allegations surrounding Beckham’s stance in the Scottish referendum and investing in loss-making companies to reduce his tax bill.

His representatives dismissed the claims, stating that the emails had been ‘hacked and doctored’ from a private account.

A spokesperson said: ‘This story is based on outdated material taken out of context from hacked and doctored private emails from a third party server and gives a deliberately inaccurate picture.’

In 2018, Jenkins claimed she was still waiting for an apology from the sports star for the shock comments.