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David Beckham shares amazing Instagram photos of family ski holiday

Content Managing Editor
February 20, 2017

David Beckham, his wife Victoria and the couple's four children had the best time ever on their first ski holiday. The retired footballer shared a family album on Instagram, posting one idyllic picture after another. David, who was snowboarding, revealed that it was his first time on the slopes as he captioned a selfie: "Don't usually post so many but it's so beautiful up here plus having a special time so before anyone else sells pictures of the family I wanted you guys to see them first. Btw my first time ever boarding or even on the slopes."

The Beckham patriarch shared not one, but eight, Instagram snaps of his family holiday in Whistler, Canada. He seemed particularly proud as he posted a few photos of his youngest child, his five-year-old daughter Harper. "Daddy is chasing you," David wrote alongside one photo of himself snowboarding behind his little girl. In another sweet snap, stylish Harper was the picture of cuteness as she expertly snowploughed down the slopes in an all-white outfit.

WATCH: Harper Beckham sweetly reads to David

David Beckham impressed fans with his snowboarding skills

It looks like David, 41, made exceptional progress on his holiday. The former England football captain showed off his new skills in an Instagram video, impressing his fans. Full of gratitude, the sportsman wrote: "Day 4 and I must say I'm slowly getting it ... One of the things I've always wanted to do and finally I'm allowed ... Living the dream." Unfortunately for David and Victoria's eldest son, Brooklyn, the trip didn't get off to the best start. The 17-year-old suffered a snowboarding accident that left him with a broken collarbone. He captioned an Instagram video: "Broke my collarbone at the end." David made reference to the accident on his Instagram page, sharing a photo of his firstborn and writing: "Just before his accident ... Brave boy xx sorry (man)."

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He proudly shared a photo of his five-year-old daughter Harper

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Meanwhile, Victoria has also been delighting fans with photos from the family's winter getaway. The former Spice Girl praised her youngest son Cruz as she shared a video of the 12-year-old doing tricks. "Not bad after 4 days on a snowboard!" she wrote. The fashion designer also doted on her little girl, matching Harper in a white outfit.

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David posed with Cruz and Romeo at the top of the slopes

The family appear to be back in London following their half-term break, but there were no signs of holiday blues as the Beckhams celebrated Cruz's twelfth birthday. "Happy birthday to the cheekiest member of our family," David wrote. "He may be the cheekiest but this little man has the biggest heart and sweetest nature, and any dad would be proud to have that in his son."

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