Sir David Beckham showed his class by helping an injured woman to safety following an incident during a family ski holiday. The former England midfielder was enjoying the slopes in the French Alps when a fellow tourist suffered a heavy fall, hitting her head in the process. Beckham was with his daughter, Harper Seven, when the frightening incident took place.

According to The Sun, he immediately rushed over to help the woman, removing her skis and checking her over. She was from the UK and had been skiing with two friends in the exclusive resort of Courchevel. Beckham was later described as a ‘true gentleman’ as he stepped in to be her knight in shining armour.

A source is quoted as saying: “David saw the woman hit her head and was worried about her. He took her skis off and made sure she was OK. He was a true gentleman. David was incredibly lovely, and so was the ski guide with him.”

Beckham, who took up snowboarding after his retirement from football in 2013, has been a regular in Courchevel with his family for many years.

The younger Beckham said he was not interested in reconciling with his family, accusing his parents of controlling media narratives and trying to ‘ruin’ his relationship with his wife, Nicola.

In an explosive social media post, Brooklyn said: “The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into.

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“Recently, I have seen with my own eyes the lengths that they’ll go through to place countless lies in the media, mostly at the expense of innocent people, to preserve their own facade. But I believe the truth always comes out.”

Just days later, Sir David insisted that parents must let their children ‘make mistakes’ while declining to issue a direct response to Brooklyn’s claims.

He told CNBC: “I’ve been able to use my platform and my following for Unicef and it’s been the biggest tool to make people aware of what’s going on around the world for children.

“I’ve tried to do the same. I’ve tried to do the same with my children to educate them. They make mistakes. Children are allowed to make mistakes.

“That’s how they learn, so that’s what I try to teach my kids. But you know, you have to sometimes let them make those mistakes as well.”