David Beckham was all smiles as he arrived to take his seat in Wimbledon’s Royal Box on Monday June 30 despite undergoing surgery on a broken wrist just a few days ago. The newly knighted former England captain had a cast on his right arm but that didn’t prevent him waving to the crowd. He looked dapper in a cream double breasted blazer which he teamed with a white shirt and brown tie. There was no sign of the sling he had been sporting the day before (Sunday June 29) as he watched his Inter Miami team suffer a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain.

David underwent an operation for a broken wrist injury dating back over two decades from his footballing days. Wife Victoria revealed he was in hospital with an Instagram post on Friday June 27 however just hours later she announced he was home posting a video to her stories on the social media platform showing David standing in their kitchen, still donning a sling and bandage.

In the footage, David was seen surveying vegetables, including lettuce and cucumbers, as Victoria narrated off-camera: “So this weekend’s vegetable content.” Zooming in, she quipped: “Look – he’s overperforming on the cucumber front.”

David appeared unamused, but Victoria went on, exclaiming: “Look at this!” She starts to ask: “Are they all from the…”

David interjected with a playful caution: “I’m not sure you can say that, darling!”

However, moments later, he was seen brandishing a cucumber with a cheeky smile. Victoria’s laughter was audible as the clip concluded.

While Victoria initially withheld specifics on why David was in hospital, it was subsequently reported that he had undergone wrist surgery.

An insider told the Mirror that David had undergone a “secret” operation to fix a broken wrist, reportedly a lingering ailment from a friendly football game against South Africa in 2003 before he hung up his boots.

The informant remarked: “It had been giving him problems recently and so he wanted to get it fixed.”

At the time they said he “hoped” he would be fit enough to fly to the US in time for the Inter Miami match he attended on Sunday.