HOW WILL VICTORIA FASHION HER FUTURE?

As Victoria Beckham reaches her 51st birthday, the sky is the limit for her fashion and beauty empire – with a loving, closeknit family at its foundation

- LAURA BENJAMIN

As she celebrates her 51st birthday next week with her beloved family by her side, Victoria Beckham will be looking forward to her most successful year yet - her children are thriving, her businesses continue to boom and the ultimate accolade could be on the horizon.

After years of hard work, her fashion and beauty empire has earned its reputation as a respected global luxury business.

So, along with brand Beckham becoming a global phenomenon - seen also in the 2018 launch of husband David's Inter Miami football team, his 2023 Netflix documentary Beckham and Victoria's own show, scheduled for the streaming service this year - the sky is the limit for the former Spice Girl.

In fact, Victoria, who was awarded an OBE in 2017 for services to the fashion industry, could be on course to receive one of Britain's highest honours before her husband gets a much-mooted knighthood, according to brand and culture expert Nick Ede.

He tells HELLO!: “Victoria is in line to become a dame in the not-too-distant future, with her brand becoming synonymous with UK fashion and beauty and her flying the flag like previous fashion dames Vivienne Westwood, Anya Hindmarch and Zandra Rhodes. I can see her well on the way to becoming one of beauty and fashion's finest UK exports.

“I think she may achieve the highest honour for women before David [achieves a knighthood] as she has shown herself to be such an inspiring businesswoman, extremely hard-working and a perfect ambassador for the UK.”

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Nick believes that Victoria's brand, which has been steadily growing since first turning a profit in 2022 – 14 years after its launch – will smash records.