David and Victoria Beckham attend King’s glittering state banquet for the Emir of Qatar

David and Victoria Beckham were among tonight’s guests at a glittering state banquet in honour of the Qatar royals.

King Charles and Queen Camilla on Tuesday hosted a lavish reception for the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and the first of his three wives, Sheikha Jawaher, who are in the country for a two-day state visit

It is understood that former England star David was invited because of his role as an ambassador for the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

He was seated next to Naseer Al-Khelaifi, a Qatari businessman and President of French football club PSG – where Beckham, now 49, ended his high-profile career – ensuring the two men had much to talk about.

Perhaps mischievously on his right was new Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, also attending her first State Banquet.

Beckham, it should be noted, also played right wing.

Former Spice Girl Victoria – sealing her stratospheric rise from pop stardom to the seat of power – was sat even closer to the ‘top table’ than her husband on the right hand side of the horse shoe-shaped dining table.