Sir David Beckham, 50, has attempted to involve son Brooklyn, 26, in his family’s latest cause for celebration, despite being dealt a metaphorical slap in the face from his eldest child earlier this week.
Brooklyn, who is currently believed to be at loggerheads with his parents and siblings, took to Instagram on Tuesday to wish his father-in-law Nelson Peltz a happy birthday – despite snubbing his own father on his 50th earlier this year.
The Beckhams’ eldest son has also avoided celebrating his dad’s recent knighthood or Father’s Day on the social media platform, all while skipping family celebrations in the UK, France and US in the past few months.
But despite his tribute to his father-in-law being interpreted as a pointed dig to his parents, Sir David has continued to extend an olive branch in his latest post in which he marked his own mother, Sandra’s, birthday.
“Happy birthday mum we love you so much I hope u have the best day,” Sir David penned alongside a carousel of images of his mum.
The former England captain continued: “Thank you for always being there for us all… Love you x.”
Sir David concluded his post by tagging his family’s individual Instagram handles: “@sandra_beckham49 @lynnebeckhambriggs1972 @jo_jo_beckham_ @victoriabeckham @brooklynpeltzbeckham @romeobeckham @cruzbeckham #HarperSeven.”
His wife and Brooklyn’s mum Lady Victoria commented on the post: “Happy birthday Sandra xx we love u xxxxxx can’t wait to celebrate you!!! Xx.” (sic)
Sir David Beckham wished his mum a happy birthday on Thursday
Meanwhile, middle son Romeo ‘liked’ the post. Several fans and friends also reacted to the post, including former Manchester United right-back Gary Neville who shared a series of love heart emojis.
Despite being tagged in the post, Brooklyn hasn’t acted on his father’s olive branch as he is yet to comment or like the Instagram update, at the time of writing.
It also isn’t known if Brooklyn will attend any family celebrations to mark his grandmother’s birthday, as mentioned by Victoria in the comments.
Sir David’s decision to reach out once again to Brooklyn comes days after the 26-year-old shared a photograph on his Instagram Stories showing himself with wife Nicola Peltz and her father.
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Marking his father-in-law’s birthday, Brooklyn penned in the accompanying caption: “Happy birthday Nelson x we love you” followed by a heart emoji. (sic)
The timing of post drew inevitable attention, especially given that Brooklyn noticeably failed to publicly congratulate his father on his 50th birthday in May or acknowledge his knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours List earlier this month.
Despite the ongoing rift between the family, one person to wade into the divide and make their stance clear is Sir David’s pal and Brooklyn’s godfather, Sir Elton John.
Sir Elton responded to another recent post by Brooklyn which was dedicated to his wife Nicola. The Rocket Man singer gushed over the duo: “Happy Anniversary to the sweetest, most loving couple,” followed by love heart emojis.
His husband David added his own comment, which read: “Happy Anniversary to the gorgeous couple.” (sic)
Neither Sir David or Lady Victoria publicly acknowledged their son’s anniversary with their daughter-in-law.
The exact reasons behind the feud among the Beckhams remains a mystery, with several conflicting reports suggesting a number of theories.
Some reports have claimed Romeo’s ex Kim Turnbull was the centre of the rift before their split, others have claimed it’s Nicola’s fraught relationship with Victoria, and others have claimed Nicola has “controlled” Brooklyn.