David and Victoria Beckham are the latest celebs to be Markled. In case you don’t know what this is, Cockburn includes the Urban Dictionary definition below:
Markled: To be “Markled” is when a new friend appears in your life, bombards you with attention and favor requests, once you are secure in the friendship things settle down, however, after a period of no communication you attempt to contact your friend only to be ignored and ghosted without warning, explanation and every avenue of open communication is now closed and you are effectively deleted from the friends life once you have served your purpose and are no longer of any use to her as she has now ascended the next rung of the social ladder.
Back in 2018, when Meghan and Harry were collecting celebrity friends to elevate their status at their wedding, David and Victoria Beckham were among the lucky few. But later, it remained unclear how well the couple even knew these so-called “friends.” George and Amal Clooney, who were center stage at the Windsor wedding, had never even met the couple beforehand. When asked by another guest, “How do you know Harry and Meghan?”, the Clooneys reportedly replied, “We don’t!”
However, whatever friendship the Beckhams and Sussexes did have seems to have dwindled. Meghan and Harry were not guests at the wedding of the Beckhams’ son Brooklyn to US heiress Nicola Peltz in April last year. According to reports the pair weren’t even invited, but Prince William was. Neither of the Sussexes were present at one of the biggest celebrity events of the year last weekend, when Lionel Messi made his debut for David’s Inter Miami soccer team. Kim Kardashian, tennis legend Serena Williams and a host of other big names partied in the VIP boxes.
In the case of the Beckhams, the word on the street is that Meghan and Harry Markled them because of a suspicion the couple may have leaked stories about the Sussexes, an accusation that left David “absolutely bloody furious,” according to the Mail on Sunday. A source close to the Beckhams told the paper: “David and Victoria went to Meghan and Harry’s wedding and were very supportive when Meghan arrived in the UK. Any making up now is so unlikely.” Supposedly the accusations came in the form of a heated phone call.
David, it’s worth remembering, is thought to be desperate for a knighthood. Much was made of how the former England soccer captain lined up for hours to pay his respects to the late Queen in September, and he posted a lengthy tribute to King Charles upon his coronation. Beckham, currently an OBE, is believed to have jeopardized his chances after emails in which he badmouthed the honors committee were leaked in 2017. Needless to say, distancing himself from Harry and cozying up to Charles and William would make a knighthood likelier.
Meghan and Harry are infamous for losing staff. Looks like they are losing friends at the same rate…
