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or go out for a meal like the old days. The last time he saw David, 43, was about nine years ago at a Chinese restaurant in Harlow where his uncle bunged him €50 as a treat.
And he last saw his famous cousins and Becks’ wife Victoria, 44, at Pizza Express in Loughton in 2012 when they went for a group meal.
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One of Freddie’s fondest memories is playing in the garden with David and Cruz at Grade Ii-listed Rowneybury House in Hertfordshire, which he affectionately calls Beckingham Palace.
He also cheerfully remembers David buying him Happy Meals from Mcdonald’s when he was a tot. Despite the Last gift from his uncle family split, Freddie says he doesn’t begrudge his rich relatives their success.
“At the end of the day I am proud of my uncle,” he says. But he no longer tells anyone about his superstar cousins, because they would never believe him.
Freddie says: “I don’t know how I’d explain it.”
Football superstar Becks enjoyed a modest working-class childhood himself in Chingford, Essex, where mum Sandra cut hair, and dad Ted repaired hotel kitchen equipment.
He grew up in a semi-detached house and attended the local comprehensive alongside sisters Lynne and Joanne.
Meanwhile, Victoria was born in Freddie wants to get back in touch with Becks and his cousins Harlow, Essex, but raised in Goffs Oak, Herts, where she was dropped off at her private school in a Rolls-royce by dad Tony – earning her the nickname Posh Spice.
She grew up with younger sister Louise and brother Christian, and Tony ran a profitable successful electrical wholesale business.
While Victoria has said she is keen to forget her Essex roots, David has been spotted taking his youngest son, Cruz, for his favourite childhood meal of pie and mash. Yet he has lucrative sponsorship details with upmarket Haig Club Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz Becks with Freddie and Georgina at Halloween party whisky, clothing retailer H&M and Breitling watches. Georgina – a hairdresser like David’s mum – barely makes enough to rent a home and cannot afford the deposit on a rental property.
Georgina and Freddie say they understand their famous relatives have their own lives. But both hope they can improve the relationship with their family. Georgina says she would love to see the Beckham boys and her sevenyear-old cousin Harper – but makes do with following her famous uncle online.
“I’m lucky he’s famous and he’s all over the internet. Everywhere you look, he’s there, so I can see him,” she says. “I don’t need to have a phone call to see what he’s up to. That is better than nothing.”
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FREDDIE EVERY ON YEARNING TO SEE HIS UNCLE AND COUSINS AGAIN