First pictures of Harper Seven Beckham

First pictures of Harper Seven Beckham
First pictures of Harper Seven Beckham (Image credit: PA)

Cradled in the arms of her parents, Harper Seven Beckham looks blissfully unaware she is already one of the most famous babies in the world as the first photos of her are released to the public. Both Victoria and David Beckham have posted pictures of the newborn on social networking sites. Victoria used her Twitter account to share a photo of her husband and the baby with her 1.5 million followers. In the black-and-white picture, David is touching noses with Harper, who is wrapped in a blanket and wearing a pale hat with her eyes tightly shut. The fashion designer has added the caption: "Daddy's little girl!" On Facebook, David posted a black-and-white photo of Victoria asleep with the baby dozing on her chest with the caption: "I took this picture of my two girls sleeping." During a game against Real Madrid on Saturday, the LA Galaxy footballer sported a pair of football boots with the names of all four of his children stitched on in pink. On Friday he posted a video on his Facebook page explaining the reasons for naming the little girl, who was born on July 10, Harper Seven. He ended days of speculation by confirming the baby was named after To Kill A Mockingbird author Harper Lee, saying: "Victoria's favourite book is To Kill A Mockingbird, it's a very strong, passionate book and the author was Harper Lee, and that is where Harper came from." He added that while most people had assumed the name Seven was a reference to his shirt number at Manchester United, he said that was only part of the reason. "The main reason behind Seven was it symbolises spiritual perfection - the seven wonders of the world, the seven colours of the rainbow - and in many cultures it is a lucky number. "We love the name and we love Harper Seven. We are very happy to have her in our lives and in our family, and it is an amazing time for our family right now."

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.