David Beckham comes to his daughter's defense

Many little girls dream of becoming a princess in a real-life palace.

But they have no way of ever experiencing what it would be like – unless they are Harper Beckham, that is.

The only daughter of David and Victoria was last week treated to an exclusive tea party with a group of friends by none other than Prince Andrew and his ex-wife, the Duchess of York, 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.

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.

Source: Daily Mail.