‘If there’s any silver lining to come from this it’s to spend time together as a family’: Victoria Beckham joins David in message for One World Together concert… as it’s revealed her fashion label has furloughed 30 workers
Victoria and David Beckham took part in the Global Citizen One World: Together at Home telethon on Saturday.
The couple recorded a message from their luxury home in the Cotswolds for the global event on Saturday night, as it was revealed her struggling fashion label has furloughed 30 of its workers.
Speaking from their country home the couple admitted that ‘if there’s any silver lining’ to come from the global pandemic, it’s that ‘we can spend time together as a family.’
Message: Victoria and David Beckham took part in the Global Citizen One World: Together at Home telethon on Saturday
David, who along with Victoria and their three youngest children Romeo, 17, Cruz, 15 and Harper, eight, has been self isolating at their Cotswolds retreat began the message by saying:
‘It’s great to join you for this amazing event. If there’s any silver lining to come from this situation it’s to spend time together as a family and for that we are grateful.
‘We know there are people out there risking their lives to keep us all safe, we want to join with all of you to say a massive thank you to them.’
Victoria then added: ‘Our thanks goes to all the healthcare workers all around the world who are working so so hard leaving their families to go to work to protect us and their children.’
Troubling times: The couple recorded a message from their luxury home in the Cotswolds for the World Health Organzation benefit on Saturday night, as it was revealed her struggling fashion label has furloughed 30 of its workers
The pair then introduced their close friend Sir Elton John, who said: ‘This is for everybody out there whose been out there working on the front line 24/7 thank you for your humanity. Thank you,’ before breaking into a rendition of I’m Still Standing.
Titled One World: Together At Home, the concert was organised by the Global Citizen movement and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Proceeds generated from the concert will go to the Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the WHO, but curator Lady Gaga made clear the show was not a fundraising telethon and would focus on entertainment and messages of solidarity.
It was revealed on Sunday that Victoria has furloughed 30 staff at her struggling fashion label – despite having a staggering family fortune of £335 million.
The former Spice Girl, whose handbag collection alone is thought to be worth £1.5 million, is to claim what could amount to tens of thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money to pay a quarter of her employees under the Government’s job retention scheme.
Work crisis: It was revealed on Sunday that Victoria has furloughed 30 staff at her struggling fashion label – despite having a staggering family fortune of £335 million
Staff from across her fashion label – which charges £1,500 for a dress – have received letters explaining that they would be paid 80 per cent of their salaries by the Government, in line with Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s scheme to help firms during the pandemic.
Victoria is understood to be topping up their wages in an ‘enhanced package’ by paying the remaining 20 per cent – though she is not obliged to do so.
Employees in the marketing department and customer services have been affected, as well as staff at her Mayfair shop which closed after Britain went into lockdown.
Still working: Earlier in the week Victoria revealed she was ‘working remotely’ with her design team on her next collection
A spokesman for Mrs Beckham confirmed last night that staff will be furloughed for two months ‘so far’.
The way the scheme works means that the workers will remain employed and Mrs Beckham will be able to claim back 80 per cent of their wages from the Government, up to £2,500 a month for each furloughed employee.
The scheme could help cover the wage bill for the 30 staff until the end of June.
Brand: The former Spice Girl has furloughed a large proportion of her work force but still appears to be working herself
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