Inside David Beckham’s bitter feud with Brooklyn and final promise sent to his son

David and Victoria Beckham’s long-running feud with son Brooklyn refuses to heal – but sources claim the row doesn’t extend to some other family members

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Brooklyn Beckham is at the centre of a feud with his family (Image: WireImage)

Posted just hours before midnight, the black-and-white photo was simply captioned: “I love you all so much.” In it, David and Brooklyn Beckham stand together, an arm lovingly draped around a shoulder.

It is the kind of post many make as the clock ticks towards a new year and we reflect on the past 12 months. But David’s choice of photo harks back to a relationship now lost. Those close to the family say relations between Brooklyn and his parents are now “non-existent”.

And if David had hoped the photo to be an olive branch to Brooklyn, ultimately it was a futile gesture. It’s unclear if Brooklyn will even see the snap given he has blocked his father, mum Victoria and brothers Cruz and Romeo from his social media accounts.But friends of the Beckhams say David and Victoria will “never give up” hope of reconciliation.

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David’s olive branch to Brooklyn (Image: INSTAGRAM)

The New Year message, described by one source as David’s “boldest olive branch yet”, marked David setting “for the record his love for his son.” One source said: “David and Victoria will never give up trying to secure a reconciliation between them and their son. Nothing will change that, and they live in hope. He will always be their son, and they are not going to stop putting on record their feelings.”

Heartbreakingly, David also put together a montage of events of the last year, which didn’t feature Brooklyn, as his eldest son shunned the family. A source added: “David has enjoyed an incredible year work-wise with his success in the States with his football team, and his knighthood. But this is a lingering sadness for him, and has undoubtedly overshadowed things. It’s all very upsetting.”

For Brooklyn, insiders in his camp point to the fact that there are still “communication lines” between him and his grandparents, on both sides. A source said: “While things between him and his parents are over…..Brooklyn is still very fond of his grandparents.” While blocking his parents and brothers, some point to the fact that Brooklyn still follows his grandparents on Instagram.

The source added: “There is a lot of love for them, and that has never faltered.” Brooklyn has previously reached out to his grandma, Sandra, who is dad David’s mum. Last June he posted online: “Happy birthday nanny xx love you so much.” It was the first – and perhaps last time – he publicly acknowledged his family.

It came around the same time Brooklyn visited the UK for a photoshoot without visiting his parents. They only learned about it when he posted a picture of him at a pub in central London. Friends say that the Beckhams are “not expecting the situation to change” going into 2026 but will always remain hopeful.

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Brooklyn with wife Nicola Peltz

However there is still a deep unease about Nicola’s friends saying how his new wife helped Brooklyn “see the emotional abuse and toxic behaviour within his family”. It was described as “deeply unpleasant and patently untrue” by the Beckham’s friends at the time. A source said: “That was a low blow but they will always be there for their son.”

For Brooklyn and his wife Nicola Peltz, they have historically found David and Victoria’s postings to be grating. Brooklyn in particular feels triggered by the outpourings of affection. One insider has even previously labelled their posts “performative.” It’s not known what they think of David’s New Year’s Eve post, if in fact they have even seen it.

Many believe that there is too much bad-blood on both sides to move on.Nicola’s side are still upset at being painted as controlling, as well as being responsible for Brooklyn isolating himself from his own family.

“It’s classic misogyny – blame the woman. In fact Brooklyn is quite capable of making his own mind up and this is very much led by him,” said a source. They added: “She is not isolating him at all. He is free to do what he wants and he loves his wife and they are happy together. They are each other’s family.” The Beckhams know this all too well. A particular low point to the feud was when Brooklyn renewed his wedding vows to Nicola – after inviting none of his family to the service.

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The Beckhams in happier times(Image: WireImage)

The first they heard of the service was when they read about it in media reports. Nicola then posted a series of pictures of the event, including a family line-up. One picture appeared to show her dad Nelson officiating the service. A source said at the time: “It must have been very upsetting to find out this way.”

Brooklyn, 26, and Nicola, 30, have only been married three years. Speaking about the ceremony last August, Brooklyn said: “We just wanted a really beautiful experience — a really cute memory.”

He added: “To be honest, I could renew my vows every single day with her. I think the most important thing that someone can do is find that person that they’re going to spend the rest of their life with. It definitely shapes you as a person. Yeah, it was really, really cute. It was really fun.”

When asked about married life with Nicola, Brooklyn previously told People magazine it was like “a never-ending play date.” “We don’t like to go out for dinner, really,” he said “We don’t like to party or anything like that. When we are together, which is a lot of the time, we just hang out with our four dogs, and drink wine at home.”

Sources close to Nicola have previously insisted there is no chance of reconciliation with David and Victoria at the moment given the “highly charged atmosphere.”