Bend it like Beckham to see son shine again

MY CHAMPAGNE GLASS IS ALWAYS HALF FULL

- VIRGINIA BLACKBURN

THE PARALLELS between Prince Harry and Brooklyn Beckham grow stronger by the day. Both have very tricky American wives who are a few years older than them; both are estranged from family and friends. Harry seems to be turning his back on his country, Brooklyn hasn't yet but it can only be a matter of time.

What's for his wife Nicola Peltz in this dreary little country? It's a wonder she and Meghan haven't bonded over a shared loathing of the British weather and our incompetent dentistry but perhaps it's unlikely. There wouldn't be space enough for those two egos in any one room.