Victoria Beckham was pictured curtsying to Queen Camilla at a lavish Buckingham Palace reception on Tuesday, March 11.
Camilla, 77, was joined by Victoria, 50, for the 15th anniversary of the Women of the World (WOW) Festival, a global event to promote gender equality and to celebrate women, girls, and non-binary people.
During the event, Camilla met with supporters of the WOW Foundation, a U.K. charity which runs the event, as well as “women leading their fields from the arts to education and business,” according to a press release issued to Us Weekly.
Camilla’s interaction with Victoria was captured in photos and a video published on X by the Daily Mail’s royal editor Rebecca English.
Victoria and David Beckham Hold Hands During Event at Buckingham Palace
“Victoria, nice to see you. Did you enjoy the Italian dinner at Highgrove? It was good fun,” Camilla asked in the clip, referencing a dinner she and King Charles hosted at their Highgrove Estate in February.
“It was a lot of fun, thank you so much,” Victoria, wearing a silk dress from her own label, responded.
The Highgrove dinner was attended by Stanley Tucci, Victoria, and her husband, David Beckham. The couple have a long-standing friendship with several members of the royal family, including Prince William.
“Over the years, I’ve done a lot with the Prince of Wales,” David, 49, said of William, 42, at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in January.
King Charles and Queen Camilla Dine With Stanley Tucci, Beckhams and More
“Whenever the Prince of Wales sends me a message and says, ‘I need you to do this,’ or ‘Be there,’ it’s always a ‘yes,’” he added.
As for Camilla, the queen met other high-profile guests, including Penny Lancaster and Charlotte Tilbury, at Tuesday’s reception.
The queen, who serves as president of WOW, also gave a speech at the event.
“As we look forward to the next 15 years, the task of forging a gender-equal world is a daunting one,” Camilla said in remarks issued to Us.
“At the current rate, globally, it will take an estimated 286 years to remove discriminatory laws, 140 years for women to hold half the positions of leadership in the workplace and 47 years to be represented equally in national parliaments,” she continued.
“But by following in the footsteps of these amazing women and girls who will not take ‘no’ for an answer, we members of the WOW family fervently hope that this will be achieved in a much shorter time. Seeing you all here, I am filled with confidence that, together, we can make sure this happens! Thank you,” she concluded.
