Victoria Beckham shares sweet moment delighted daughter Harper discovers her Spice Girls dolls. Photo / Instagram, Victoria Beckham
Victoria Beckham shares sweet moment delighted daughter Harper discovers her Spice Girls dolls. Photo / Instagram, Victoria Beckham
By Jessica Rach and Kate Thomas for MailOnline
She shot to fame as one fifth of one of the world's most successful girl bands.
And now Victoria Beckham has shared the adorable moment her six-year-old daughter discovered a miniature version of her, playing with some Spice Girls dolls for the first time on Saturday, reported the Daily Mail.
Little Harper appears quite mesmerised with the miniature version of her mum - who is now more famous for her fashion empire - dressed in an LBD and with her trademark bob.
"When you find out mummy was a pop star!! Xxx", mum-of-four Victoria captioned the nostalgic Instagram story.
The dolls also show Geri Halliwell in a Union Jack dress, Mel B clad in a leopard print jumpsuit, Sporty Spice in her gym-ready ensemble, and Emma Bunton, dressed in a cute pink frock wearing her hair in pigtails.
Little Harper appears quite mesmerised with the miniature version of her mum. Photo / Instagram, Victoria Beckham
In a follow-up message on the service, which allows users to share pictures and videos for a 24-hour period, she hinted that it was the first time Harper had discovered that her mother was in the band.
Harper, the 43-year-old's fourth child with husband David Beckham, was born in 2011, long after the Spice Girls disbanded.
'Harper loves her Spice Girl dolls!' Photo / Instagram, Victoria Beckham
Earlier this month the Beckhams caused a stir by posting snaps of Harper, six, enjoying a tea party at Buckingham Palace, hosted by Prince Andrew and his ex-wife, the Duchess of York.
But David Beckham was putting the incident behind him, enjoying some quality time with his family on a sun-soaked hike in Los Angeles with his children on Monday.
The father of four, 42, shared a sweet snapshot of himself holding hands with his daughter, alongside the caption, "Big hike, big girl".
David came prepared for the walk with a large rucksack, sporting a backwards baseball cap to protect himself from the sun.
Harper cut a sporty figure in a black T-shirt and patterned leggings, wearing her hair pulled up in a high ponytail.
The retired footballer also posted some cute pictures of himself with his sons Romeo, 14, and Cruz, 11, posing at the top of the hill.
Showing his affection for his kids, the star's social media posts were littered with love hearts.
The boys looked pleased as punch as they posed for selfies with their dad, beaming after reaching the top.
On a picture of Harper gazing out across the distance, he wrote: "We made it Daddy".
The only daughter of David and Victoria was last week treated to an exclusive tea party with a group of friends at Buckingham Palace.
Harper, who celebrated her sixth birthday yesterday, even got to meet a real life princess ... the Queen's grand-daughter, Princess Eugenie.
The little girl also dressed like royalty for the occasion - in a blue gown like her heroine Princess Elsa from the hit Disney film Frozen.
Details of the supposedly "private" tea party were shrouded in secrecy until yesterday morning, when both David and Victoria Beckham decided to treat their combined 55million followers on Instagram to a series of photographs to mark Harper's birthday.
David later shared another post in which he defended the special party, saying 'this wasn't the palace opening the gates for Harper's birthday party'. Photo / Instagram, David Beckham
The "indiscreet" publication of the pictures - showing the youngster enjoying the run of the royal residence - caused frustration at the Palace. One image was taken by the former footballer inside Andrew's private office with Princess Eugenie, it is understood.
Eugenie, 27, who is eighth in line to the throne, can be seen kneeling down with her arms around two of Harper's five friends.
Underneath the picture, David wrote: "Lucky Harper meeting a real life princess at the Palace x."
A third photograph shows Harper on her own, holding a red balloon in the Palace's central quadrangle, with the message from mother Victoria: "Our little birthday princess x Kisses."
As the pictures went viral - being viewed several million times within hours - both the Beckhams and Buckingham Palace came under fire online. One critic wrote: "If you have enough money you can buy anything!!"
Another said: "Is this a new commercial venture by the Royal Family or do all little princesses now get an invite?"
Royal author Robert Jobson last night warned that Buckingham Palace should not be seen as a "party venue for millionaires", particularly when the Queen is about to receive £370million of public money for a top-to-toe refit.
He said: "It seems odd to me that if you have the money or connections then the Palace - a building funded by the British taxpayer - can be used in this way for a selected few. If it is just for the rich and famous it is simply not right.
"The Palace is the venue for glittering state occasions but when it is used - or misused like this - surely the public is entitled to know how it came about, who organised it, was money paid and why it is only open to rich and famous ex-footballers."
He wrote: "One last picture of the birthday girl ... Just to be clear this wasn't the Palace opening the gates for Harper's birthday party, this was a tea party where us and other guests were invited, so it was a beautiful thing to do with my mum, Harper plus a few school friends... We were honored [sic] to be able to [be] there..."
Asked to explain why the tea party was held, a Buckingham Palace spokesman confirmed the "private" event.
He said: "From time to time members of the Royal Family who reside at royal residences invite guests to visit privately."
A royal source added: "Any costs in terms of refreshments were covered [by Andrew] privately."
It is understood that both Andrew and his former wife, the Duchess of York, were at the party.
"Members of the Royal Family often invite friends for tea at the palace and the Beckhams are family friends. This was a treat for Harper and some of her friends," the source said.
However, they admitted that the Beckhams' decision to publish photos had not gone down well.
"It was very indiscreet for them to have posted pictures on a public forum of what was a private family event," they said.
