Ice Skating and Charity
Our favorite British bunch were in England this past week to support David as he played (and won) his 100th cap against France. The whole Beckham family went to Paris for a celebratory dinner at the Baccarat restaurant with David's parents, Ted and Sandra Beckham, and Victoria's parents, Tony and Jackie Adams. In addition to spending time with their relatives, Posh and Becks took their middle son, Romeo, ice skating at a new rink that opened near London's Hyde Park. While Victoria and David try to shield all of their children from the paparazzi as much as possible, in the past few years they have been very cautious when it comes to pictures of Romeo. He suffered from frequent epileptic seizures when he was a baby. His parents used to be terrified that the flashbulb photographs would cause violent fits and begged paparazzi to leave the little boy alone. Though his condition has since gotten much better, it's nice to see his parents trying to protect their children from the paparazzi. Their experience has made Victoria and David want to help other families who have epileptic children. They recently became involved with volunteering at the Epilepsy Foundation of America, are helping the organization get donations and hope to host a charity soccer game for children and their parents in the greater Los Angeles area.
1 comment:
It's amazing that the paparazzis really don't care about a child's condition and reaction to the flash. All they want is their money, and all the public wants is the picture. Celebrity children make celebrities seem real and normal. It gives the public a glimpse into their everyday life outside of all the glamour.. they are parents too. As celebrities, working to help other children with epilepsy shows not only how caring they are as parents, but as as celebrities as well and it will certainly boost their popularity in the public's eye.
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