Are Chas and Dave the new Posh ‘n’ Becks? As David Beckham is made an ambassador for the King’s charity, CLAUDIA CONNELL reveals the parallels between him and Charles

One is a closely tattooed former footballer from humble beginnings, the opposite is the King of the UK and 14 commonwealth realms.

Now, David Beckham has been appointed an envoy for His Majesty’s charity, the King’s Basis.

You’d be forgiven for considering the pair don’t have anything in widespread apart from their huge fortunes – however you’ll be unsuitable.  

Right here, CLAUDIA CONNELL celebrates all of the similarities shared by Chas and Dave – the brand new Posh n Becks.

The bee’s knees 

When Becks and the King met at his Majesty’s property at Highgrove forward of the ambassador announcement in the beginning of this month, they bonded and chatted over their mutual love of bee maintaining.

Charles – who in 1999 appeared comfy in a beekeeping swimsuit when he visited an natural farm in Buenos Aires – has hives at his Gloucestershire dwelling, whereas David retains them at his nation home in Oxfordshire. 

Earlier within the yr David introduced Charles with a jar of his home-made honey – D’Beez Sticky Stuff. 

Charles joked that they need to do a style comparability take a look at together with his personal Duchy Originals honey. 

It stays to be seen which one tastes the sweeter, however I feel everyone knows which has the extra tasteful title…

Hunks in trunks 

By no means shy about exhibiting off his buff physique, we have seen loads of photos of David in his pants because of his voluminous modelling work. 

Nonetheless fabulously match at 49, David seems sensational in a pair of swimming trunks too, whether or not tiny budgie smugglers or extra modest Bermudas.

The King could not have executed any underwear commercials for Armani or H&M and we’ll in all probability by no means seen him in Speedos however His Majesty as soon as had a toned and trim physique.

As a younger man visiting Australia in 1981, he set pulses racing when he swam within the ocean in his trunks. 

Extra lately, Charles rocked some floral swimwear whereas on vacation with Camilla in Barbados.

Dapper dressers 

Whether or not good and formal or pared down and informal, each males are tremendous sharp dressers.

It takes a sure swagger to tug off the swimsuit look however each Charles and David do that with ease.

The King makes use of tailors Turnball & Asser and Anderson & Sheppard to make his formal outfits. 

Prior to now, Beckham has used Saville Row tailors Kathryn Sargent and Richard James.

Having simply signed a business cope with Hugo Boss, David now wears fits by their chief designer Loro Piana.

When enjoying lord of the manor, David seems the half in his Barbour wax jackets, fleece gilets by Out of doors and Nation and peaked caps from Lock & Co. 

Wellies are courtesy of Le Chameau, an enormous favorite with the Princess of Wales.

However no person does fuss-free nation dressing just like the King. A few of his garments are older than David.

His John Partridge wax jackets have been patched so many instances there are patches on the patches.

Love their chicks 

For Christmas final yr, Victoria purchased husband David a flock of chickens, a rooster and a coop for all of them to stay in at their £6million Cotswold’s home.

David likes to prepare dinner with the eggs, whereas Posh Spice likes to make jokes on her social media pages about her husband’s ‘massive cock.’

Charles can be an enthusiastic hen keeper. Like his new bestie, he delights in gathering the eggs. 

Chances are high his spouse, Camilla, who is claimed to like a smutty joke, in all probability has just a few wisecracks of her personal…. she simply retains them off Instagram.

Metropolis gents, nation squires 

As working males, each David and Charles have a London residence (properly, Charles has 4 however there’s just one he calls dwelling.) 

Clarence Home is the place the King lives when within the capital, preferring to maintain the close by Buckingham Palace for official enterprise.

He additionally has many nation residences however his favorite place on this planet is Highgrove, his nation property in Gloucestershire.

Through the week, David and Victoria stay of their £30million London townhouse. 

However there’s nothing Becks loves greater than donning his wellies and Barbour and enjoying nation squire at his sprawling property in Oxfordshire – only a 40-minute tractor journey away from Highgrove.

Horse and hounds 

To be a real nation gent you could benefit from the sport of kings, stay in homes that odor of moist canine and put on garments coated within the hound’s hair.

A talented horseman, The King now not performs polo however nonetheless rides for leisure. 

David will not be fairly so comfy within the saddle, though he was pictured driving throughout a go to to a ranch in LA. 

Nonetheless, daughter Harper is a eager rider and is assumed to have her personal pony.

In the case of mutts, each are devoted doggy daddies. 

Charles is now massively keen on Bluebell and Beth, Camilla’s two Jack Russell rescues from Battersea Canine’s Dwelling.

Over at Chez Beckham, Simba the cockapoo is the latest addition to the household and joins their German Shephard Logan and three spaniels: Olive, Sage and Fig.

Sports activities vehicles 

Chas and Dave are each petrol heads, besides nowadays our environmentally acutely aware monarch has had a few of his fleet transformed in order that they will run on bioethanol, a gasoline derived from cheese and wine.

The King’s assortment features a uncommon (one in all solely eight) Rolls Royce Phantom IV and his prized Aston Martin DB6 Volante, a twenty first birthday present from his mom, now price round £600,000. 

David additionally owns not less than two Aston Martins (in addition to assorted Bentleys, Rolls’, Maseratis and Land Rovers).

4 years in the past, Becks bought his purple Aston Martin AMV8 Volante for £445,000 through Auto Dealer. For that worth, let’s hope he threw in a few jars of honey.

Witty wives 

Each males have sturdy, completely satisfied marriages to feisty girls recognized for his or her depraved sense of enjoyable.

Regardless of being well-known for her pout, mates say that Victoria has a pointy wit and sense of humour, as we noticed in David’s Netflix collection, Beckham. 

The ‘be sincere’ scene the place Victoria claims to be working class (regardless of the very fact her dad did the varsity run in a Rolls Royce) has spawned 1000’s of memes.

In 2001, she revealed to TV interviewer Michael Parkinson that she calls her husband ‘Golden Balls’. The nickname caught.  

Likewise, though far more personal than Mrs Beckham, Queen Camilla is thought for her nice – and sometimes risqué – sense of humour. 

In his guide, Charles III: New King, New Court docket, the Mail’s Robert Hardman revealed that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak describes her Majesty as ‘uproariously humorous.’

Crusing on tremendous yachts

The King could beat Becks palms down in the case of the variety of properties owned however – in contrast to our monarch – David has his personal yacht.

The Beckham household lately upgraded their £5million starter yacht to a £16million spectacular 130-footer named Seven, in honour of Beckham’s previous jersey quantity and their daughter Harper.

Poor previous Charlie hasn’t had his personal superyacht since Royal Yacht Britannia was decommissioned in 1997. 

To not fear although, he nonetheless will get invited aboard some fairly good boats.

In 2017, when Prince of Wales, he and Camilla holidayed in Corfu aboard OKTO, the £50million yacht owned by Greek transport magnet Theodore Angelopoulos.

Certainly David would let Charles and Camilla constitution Seven for just a few days in the event that they requested properly? 

Trendy in a skirt 

The image of Beckham in France in 1999 sporting a sarong turned him into a global model icon – however Charles was wanting trendy in skirts lengthy earlier than.

From his teenage years by way of to at the moment, the King has embraced kilt sporting.

The King may prove in his personal tartan – which is woven from Scottish wool – on the Braemar Gathering in September.  

As for Becks, it has been 25 years since he was final seen in a skirt. Come on David, increase your sport.