As Sinner and Kecmanovic took a break in between end changes, BBC commentator Andrew Castle drew attention to the ongoing Mexican wave that was happening at the time.
Castle said: “The wave sometimes dies around about the Royal Box, we can’t have that. Keep an eye on them,” before saying “Oh that’s good” after watching Beckham join in.
Beckham, who was also flanked by his mother, helped prove the Royal Box is willing to take part in a harmless bit of fun like a Mexican wave. He was not the only big name to rise to their feet for the wave.
Beckham’s son Romeo Beckham and his girlfriend Kim Turnball was also in the stands. Beckham was also sat next to the Duke of Kent. Not far away from his mother was television and baking icon Mary Berry.
Interestingly, Beckham was also sat directly in front of opera star Katherine Jenkins, nine years after an email believed to be from the ex-England captain was leaked about Jenkins. An email to his advisor, which was leaked in 2017, said: “Katherine Jenkins OBE for what? Singing at the rugby and going to see the troops plus taking coke. F***ing joke.”
Jenkins went on to subsequently admit she was offended by the email, telling The Sun in 2018: “I don’t know why, again, that was aimed at me. I also don’t feel the need to defend this, by the way. I know what I’ve done and when I got the OBE it was given to me for music and for charity.”
Beckham did eventually get his knighthood in November last year. King Charles handed him the gong for services to sport and to charity.