DAVID Beckham was overcome with emotion during his speech at his son Brooklyn’s wedding to Nicola Peltz.
The ceremony took place on Saturday at her billionaire financier dad Nelson’s £76million oceanfront estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
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The England footie legend “choked up” as he addressed the guests, recalling the day his eldest child was born.
Becks, 46, also used his speech to dub daughter-in-law Nicola Peltz, 27, “incredible” after she and Brooklyn, 23, tied the knot.
An insider told The Sun: “David’s speech went on for about five minutes and he looked to shed a tear at one point.
“He was talking about when Brooklyn was born and how he wanted to protect him.
“He said he was sleeping on the hospital floor, holding the door shut because he didn’t want to let anyone get in.
“David got a lump in his throat and had to stop and take a breather to regain his composure, but it was a very sweet speech.”
The football legend also gushed over his daughter-in-law at pre-wedding dinner on the Friday before the wedding.
“We love you so much. We are excited that you’ll be part of the family,” he said.
As if his kind words to the happy couple weren’t enough, David also reportedly gifted them a £500,000 electric Jaguar XK120.
Parents David and wife Victoria, 47, had arrived for the get-together in a £500,000 Jaguar they were said to have given as a wedding present.
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The young couple then cleared their heads with a drive in the luxury motor the day after their wedding.
Aspiring chef Brooklyn and actress Nicola got hitched in a “double-wedding” in a nod to her parents’ heritage. They had a Catholic ceremony for her mum, and a Jewish one for her dad.
Brooklyn — who has taken Nicola’s surname as his middle name — married her in a marquee in the garden.
Nicola arrived at the altar in a Valentino dress with a veil and holding a bouquet at 6.05pm.
The venue had a white grand piano and a flower-covered chuppah — a canopy — as is traditional at Jewish weddings.
Brooklyn crushed a glass in keeping with Jewish tradition, then kissed his bride twice — once for six seconds — before they walked down the aisle to Billy Joel’s She’s Got A Way at 6.30pm.
A-list guests later drank £200-a-bottle Bollinger champagne in the marquee next door as a jazz band played.
Chef Gordon Ramsay was seen hugging and joking with Brooklyn’s younger brother Cruz at the hour-long cocktail party which followed the ceremony.
Brooklyn’s mum Victoria’s old Spice Girl bandmates Mel B and Mel C were there — although Geri Horner did not go and Emma Bunton pulled out having been invited.
Other stars present included tennis aces Serena and Venus Williams and actress Eva Longoria. Magician David Blaine performed tricks at tables.
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