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    Happy birthday David Beckham (and HBD to your glorious, glorious Instagram account)

    We can’t imagine life without it

    By Marie Claire
    Published 3 May 2016 In News

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    We can’t imagine life without it

    Yesterday was a huge day, as it celebrated the birth of something very special and Beckham related. On May 2nd, 2015, David Beckham let his adoring fans into his life on social media and posted his first ever Instagram picture. Yes, @davidbeckham had arrived.

    Well, since that blessed day, it’s been a magical 365 of them which have allowed us to see inside his family life, charity work and holidays so in honour of DB's first Instagram anniversary (Instagrammiversary. if you will?), we have rundown his top 10 most liked Instagram posts.

    But can you guess which one will clinch the top spot?

    10 - In at number 10 with 853K likes, we have a Christmas kiss with wife Victoria that the kids took and David admitted that he and Vic may have had a few too many Christmas sherries…

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    9 - Next with 884K is a day he spent at Wimbledon in 2015, with second eldest son and cutesy Burberry model, Romeo.

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    http://storify.com/Franklinsays/tennis

    8 - Romeo sees the top 10 for the second time, on this occasion to celebrate his 13th birthday in September, with 887K likes. Gah! So cute.

    http://storify.com/Franklinsays/wimbeldon

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    7 - David shares his shame at wearing the same outfit as Brooklyn in New York (awkward) and rakes in 918k in likes.

    http://storify.com/Franklinsays/matching

    6) His heartfelt birthday wishes to his eldest son and 'perfect gentleman' Brooklyn scored 909k in likes.

    http://storify.com/Franklinsays/brooklyn

    5 - With 922k giving it a heart, it's impossible not to love this throwback David posted to celebrate his anniversary with Victoria.

    http://storify.com/Franklinsays/posh-and-becks

    4 - It's not hard to see why this adorable moment captured on Becks Instagram account of a Sunday morning rough and tumble with his eldest clocked up 940k in likes.

    http://storify.com/Franklinsays/don-t-mess-with-dad

    3 - This gorgeous image of him thanking his wife of 14-years for a brilliant 40th in Marrekech pulled in a whopping 1million likes.

    http://storify.com/Franklinsays/birthday

    2 - This emotional - and again - utterly adorable throwback on Harper's birthday tugged at all our heart strings.

    http://storify.com/Franklinsays/harper

    http://storify.com/Franklinsays/number-1

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