THAILAND: DAVID AND VICTORIA BECKHAM MOBBED BY FANS WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT THE SPA RESORT OF PRANBURI TO SHOOT A TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENT.

Record ID: 190202

  • Title: THAILAND: DAVID AND VICTORIA BECKHAM MOBBED BY FANS WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT THE SPA RESORT OF PRANBURI TO SHOOT A TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENT.
  • Date: 23rd June 2003
  • Summary: PRANBURI, THAILAND (JUNE 23, 2003) ((REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. EXTERIOR OF RESORT 2. PEOPLE LOOKING ON 3. DAVID AND VICTORIA BECKHAM GETTING INTO CAR 4. FANS WATCHING 5. BECKHAMS WAVING AS THE CAR DRIVES OFF 6. SECURITY 7. VARIOUS OF SET FOR ADVERT BEING PREPARED 8. FANS WAITING FOR BECKHAM 9. BECKHAM SITTING ON BALCONY BEING FANNED 10. SOUNDBITE (English) FAN PARICHAT JAIJONG SAYING "When he looking me and my friend, he said 'hi' and waved for me, and we go "aaah" and I say to him 'can you take a photo with me', and David Beckham 'Yes, yes, come on' but I'm not sure because policeman 'no, cannot' but David Beckham come to me again 'come'. Oh, it's very good for me". 11. VARIOUS STILL PICTURES OF DAVID AND VICTORIA SHOPPING FOR SPIRIT HOUSES TAKEN BY FAN 12. BECKHAM BEING FILMED PLAYING FOOTBALL ON BEACH FOR COMMERCIAL 13. PRESS GATHERED TO CATCH BECKHAM 14. FAN VILAIPORN ROOPKOM SHOWING OFF SIGNED PICTURE OF BECKHAM 15. SOUNDBITE (English) VILAIPORN SAYING "I feel so sad when I heard, I don't think it's real, I think it's a dream. But now he moves, i'm so sad. But, OK, I will cheer him wherever he moves to, all the teams. But I will still cheer Manchester United anyway". 16. VARIOUS OF BECKHAMS GOING TO SILK SHOP 17. SECURITY OUTSIDE SHOP 18. MOTORCADE LEAVING SHOWS: BANGKOK, THAILAND (JUNE 23, 2003) (REUTERS-ACCESS ALL) 19. VARIOUS OF BECKHAM ARRIVING AT HOTEL Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 8th July 2003 13:00
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  • Location: PRANBURI AND BANGKOK, THAILAND
  • Country: Thailand
  • Reuters ID: LVAC8EL8EBPD5AI3QAJFJR437OLX
  • Story Text: The David Beckham roadshow has moved on to Thailand.



    Real Madrid's new midfielder, on a promotional tour
    , was driven from one of the country's most luxurious Spa resorts to
    shoot a television advertisement in the Pranburi district about 250 km
    south of Bangkok.

    He arrived in Thailand on Sunday in a low-key trip his
    sponsors are trying to keep low-key apparently after he was mobbed on
    his arrival in Tokyo last week.

    Beckham and wifel Victoria arrived at the airport before
    being whisked to the exclusive Chiva-Som, one of Thailand's most
    luxurious Spa resorts.

    Beckham, on a promotional tour of Thailand caused a stir
    after he left the resort early Monday morning when he stopped
    his police motorcade to pay the Thai "wai", or clasped hand
    greeting to some roadside shrines. He said he wanted to buy
    six of them, possibly for his new home in Madrid.

    Thais use the "wai" to say hello and goodbye but also to pay
    respect to Buddha images and spirit houses, miniature temples
    erected to ward off bad spirits found in gardens and on the
    roadside at scenes of fatal accidents.

    Beckham was then rushed away to the Aleenta Resort in
    nearby Pran Buri district to shoot a television advertisement in a
    car which carried the number 7777, after his shirt at Manchester
    United.

    Beckham has such a large following in Thailand that one
    local temple even built a statuette of him on its ground.

    One group of excited Bangkok students drove from Bangkok in
    the early hours of the morning in the hopes of catching
    Beckham on his way to the resort.

    They were rewarded with a chance to meet their idol up close when he
    stopped at the shrine shop.

    "When he looking me and my friend, he said 'hi' and waved
    for me, and we go "aaah" and I say to him 'can you take a
    photo with me', and David Beckham 'Yes, yes, come on' but I'm not
    sure because policeman 'no, cannot' but David Beckham come to
    me again 'come'. Oh, it's very good for me", said 23 Public
    relations student Parichat Jaijong (Pron: parry-chat
    jey-jong).

    Beckham last week agreed a move from Manchester United to
    Real Madrid for a 25 million pound transfer fee.

    Supporter Vilaiporn Roopkom (vee-lai-porn roop-korm) said
    she was disppointed, but would still follow both Beckham and
    Manchester United.

    "I feel so sad when I heard, I don't think it's real, I
    think it's a dream. But now he moves, i'm so sad. But, OK, I
    will cheer him wherever he moves to, all the teams. But I will
    still cheer Manchester United anyway", she said.

    The Beckham's will leave for Malaysia and Vietnam on
    Tuesday before returning to Bangkok on Wednesday.

    David is then expected to join his new club, who beat
    Athletico Bilbao 3-1 on Sunday to win their 29th league
    title.



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