Football star David Beckham’s beloved children have spoke out to celebrate his knighthood amid the ongoing family rift with eldest son Brooklyn Beckham and wife Nicola Peltz
David Beckham’s children have heaped on the praise for their famous dad as he finally receives his knighthood. However, eldest son Brooklyn Beckham’s response – or lack thereof – has said much more than his siblings’.
The football icon, 50, has tried for years to get recognition for his dedication to the sport and charity work. Now, his wishes have finally come true as he has been made a Sir and his wife Victoria Beckham a Lady.
In 2013, it seemed his chances were dashed when explosive emails were leaked where he reportedly lashed out at the Honours Committee for not including him on the list, referring to them as “unappreciative c***s.” Time has moved on, thankfully for David, King Charles even dropped a hint last month when they met at the Chelsea Flower Show.
Charles asked him: “You got it, didn’t you?” Before David replied: “It was incredible, thank you. It was very kind.” David, who is a proud dad to sons Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and daughter Harper, has been celebrated by his family as his achievement has become reality.
The announcement is some much needed good news for David as the family have been locked in a feud with eldest son Brooklyn, 26. Things came to a head when Brooklyn and wife Nicola Peltz skipped his 50th birthday celebrations as the drama has reportedly resulted in the couple cutting contact with the famous family.
Amid the scandal, David’s children have come together to show their support. Cruz and Romeo have both shared gushing tributes on their social media pages. Romeo Beckham gushed over his pride for his dad in a sweet Instagram post, shared shortly after the news was released last night.
The 22 year old son of David and Victoria posted a photo of himself and his dad at David’s 50th birthday celebration – which son Brooklyn was noticibly absent from – on his Instagram story. The image showed a smiling Romeo looking lovingly at his dad as David pulls a face at the camera.
“So so proud of you,” Romeo gushed as he added four white heart emojis to the post. Meanwhile, David’s son Cruz, 20, also shared his pride over his dad’s big achievement with a gushing Instagram story share.
Musician Cruz posted a picture of his beloved dad smiling while sat in a forest and wrote on top: “I’m so proud dad I love you” before he added: “Sir David Beckham Has a nice ring to it”.
Romeo, 22, shared a sweet four-word tribute to his dad on Instagram this morning alongside a black and white image with him. The message read: “So proud of you” whihc David later shared to his stories.
However, Brooklyn, who reportedly wasn’t told about the accolade, has stayed silent about his dad’s knighthood online – opting to posy like business is as usual. The silence speaks volumes as the wannabe chef shared three packets of pretzel pita chips on his Instagram story following the news that David was being made a Sir by His Majesty.
Doubling down on the refusal to post a tribute, Brooklyn shared a later snap on his Instagram story as he captured an image of a tin of caviar alongside a bottle of his brand, Cloud 23, hot sauce along with a bottle of wine and two drinking glasses.
Sadly, Brooklyn is allegedly ignoring messages from his parents. David reportedly didn’t tell Brooklyn about the accolade, with his eldest son only finding out via the media. Sources close to Brooklyn, 26, told Page Six that he was thrilled his dad was finally receiving the honour and had known it was so important.
However, a separate source close to the Beckhams told the publication: “Brooklyn told his family he wants no contact and he’s not responding to those that try to connect.”
Another source denied the claim as they said: “This seems to be another deliberate attempt to misrepresent the truth, and it only serves to distract from this honor being bestowed on Brooklyn’s father.”
Sir David said in a statement to the PA news agency: “Growing up in East London with parents and grandparents who were so patriotic and proud to be British I never could have imagined I would receive such a truly humbling honour.
“To have played for and captained my country was the greatest privilege of my career and literally a boyhood dream come true. Off the pitch I have been fortunate to have the opportunity to represent Britain around the world and work with incredible organisations that are supporting communities in need and inspiring the next generation.
“I’m so lucky to be able to do the work that I do and I’m grateful to be recognised for work that gives me so much fulfilment. It will take a little while for the news to sink in but I’m immensely proud and it’s such an emotional moment for me to share with my family.”
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