Cruz Beckham and girlfriend Jackie show off very boujee Glastonbury experience
A look inside Cruz Beckham and girlfriend Jackie Apostel's luxury Glastonbury Festival - that's very different to most fans camping experience
While most Glastonbury goers were camping in stifling hot tents and not showering for three days, Cruz Beckham and girlfriend Jackie Apostel had a very different kind of festival experience.
Far from slumming it, 20-year-old Cruz - the youngest son of David and Victoria Beckham - and his songwriter beau, 30, revealed they stayed in a Shikar Tent at Camp Kerala, the most luxurious on site accommodation area there, that by all accounts sounds more like a five-star hotel than glamping.
With four-poster king-sized beds, Egyptian cotton sheets and duck-down duvets, the tents are equipped with air conditioning and ensuite showers stocked with luxury toiletries. In snaps Jackie shared to Instagram, it looked like breakfast in bed was also an option as Cruz was spotted tucking into a full English delivered on a tray.
Another photo showed Jackie posing in a full-length mirror - perfect for those last-minute festival outfit checks - in the 'vanity area' where she could comfortably get glammed up every day. The website says: "You will find a main pamper, beauty rooms, luxury loos and showers all within a minutes walk from your tents."
And there was no need for Cruz or Jackie to worry that their phone batteries might die during the festival, as their tent for two had "power for a bedside lamp, a plug to charge your phone or devices and also separate plug for hairdryers and straighteners".
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Describing themselves as a 'transformative sanctuary where extraordinary becomes your way of life', there are onsite cocktail and champagne bars, two restaurants serving up ' world class' dining and a bakery and coffee area. Need a wellness fix? The spa includes hot tubs, a sauna, invigorating cold plunge pool and a state-of-the-art gym.
Festival makeup and outfits, spa treatments and IV drips offering 'instant hydration, energy boost and recovery support' are also offered as part of the luxury Glastonbury packages.
As if this wasn't enough, in one snap Jackie is seen posing with a cute puppy in what appeared to be a 'puppy therapy' event run by the luxury camp. DJs and live music exclusive to Camp Kerala come as part of the five-star experience, as does staff on hand 24/7 to wait on you hand and foot.
As most people get to Glastonbury on the Wednesday before the music starts on Friday, many camp for five nights. And it's thought a five-night stay at Camp Kerala will set you back a whopping £8,225 per person, including festival tickets.
But that's only a starting price for the most basic 'glamp' options - and can be more than £20,000 per person for the most luxurious package.
Sharing similar snaps on his own Instagram feed, Cruz - who is no stranger to a lavish lifestyle with his famous parents worth a reported £500 million - wrote: "Glastonbury wouldn't have been so good without @campkerala." While girlfriend Jackie declared she'd had 'A VERY WHOLESOME GLASTO'.
One follower wrote underneath the snaps: "Camping goals!" Another commented: 'I feel like a proper bed in a tent, is missing the real experience!" A third posted: "Hardly the Glastonbury experience."
Quoting lyrics from the hit Pulp song 'Common People' a follower pointed out his privilege and said: "She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge." While a fifth fan asked: "You get a freebie?"
And revisiting Glastonbury again is a full circle moment for Cruz and Jackie, who were first spotted there as a couple in June 2024. They confirmed their relationship in October that year when Cruz publicly wished Jackie a happy birthday on his Instagram Stories.
After spending Christmas and New Year together, Cruz shared multiple photos with Jackie in Brazil in January and captioned the post: '"So 2025 is going to be good, right?" And the couple - who have a 10-year age gap - look like they're still going strong.
In June Jackie wrote it had been a 'good year' as she shared a series of snaps of her and Cruz to mark their one year anniversary. Meanwhile Cruz wrote '1 year down, plenty to go'.
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