The famous soccer star David Beckham and his wife Victoria have sold the palace in the county of Hertfordshire in the south-east of England for $19 million (€14 million), by $15 million (€11 million) less expensive than the price for which the house was purchased in 1999, reports portal ee24.com citing Daily Mail.
Mansion, named by the sharp-tongued British journalists as "Beckingham Palace" (original title - Rowneybury House), was bought by the star couple shortly after their wedding in 1999 for $4 million, thus selling the house for $19 million (€14 million), the Beckhams earned $15 million (€11 million). Earlier ee24.com reported that the mansion was originally put up for sale for $28.5 million (€21 million).
The estate has a helipad, a recording studio, a gym, a tennis court and extensive garden pavilion with a marble floor.
The cost of a few sports cars from David's collection was included into the sale price of the object. It is reported that among them were several cars of Ferrari and Jaguar brand. The money earned from the sale of the palace the Beckhams intend to spend on a mansion in the heart of London, which costs $70 million (€51.5 million).
Recall that the star also owes an estate in Beverly Hills, CA (USA). Beckhams lived there during David's performances for "Los Angeles Galaxy." However, this property of a football player did not attract as much attention as the English mansion, for which the name Beckingham Palace in analogy to Buckingham Palace, the official London residence of the British monarch, was coined.
Earlier it was reported that David, who finished his professional football career in 2013, he decided to help his friend the eminent chef Gordon Ramsay to open his own restaurant in London, Union Street Café. In the end, there was only moral help - David did not put a dime in the deal, but it turned out as a noble PR. Tables in the newly opened restaurant are booked until January of next year.