Brooklyn Beckham Snubs Parents During London Visit, Causing Family Upset

There was a time when Brooklyn Beckham was so close to his parents that he would even tag along with them if they took a trip to their local Waitrose.

David and Victoria, say friends, took as much pleasure in his company as he did in theirs and the bond with their first-born was described as ‘unbreakable’.

But after I revealed that Brooklyn had snubbed all five of the events laid on to celebrate his father’s 50th birthday two weeks ago, the full extent of the fallout between the 26-year-old influencer and his mother and father can be laid bare.

On Monday, Brooklyn and wife Nicola Peltz flew into London from their home in Los Angeles for a joint photoshoot with Italian luxury fashion brand Moncler.

Despite the fact it took place less than two miles from the Beckham family home in Holland Park, west London, he didn’t even tell them about it.

Brooklyn was seen holding a bike while wearing a Moncler coat and, while Nicola was not seen on location, she did reveal on social media that she was taking part.

I can also reveal that David learned the couple were in London – 5,000 miles from their US home – only after Nicola posted on Instagram that she was getting ready for the shoot, and shortly before David met the King at the Chelsea Flower Show just half a mile away.

A source tells me: ‘Brooklyn didn’t even bother to let his parents know that he was going to be in London. It’s as shocking as it is upsetting for them.

On Monday, Brooklyn and wife Nicola Peltz flew into London from their home in Los Angeles for a joint photoshoot with Italian luxury fashion brand Moncler

David Beckham (right) only learned that Brooklyn and his wife were in London – 5,000 miles from their US home – after Brooklyn’s wife Nicola posted on Instagram that she was getting ready for a shoot, shortly before David met the King (left) at the Chelsea Flower Show just half a mile away

Friends of David and Victoria Beckham (pictured) say in the past the couple took as much pleasure in their son Brooklyn’s company as he did in theirs and the bond with their first-born was described as ‘unbreakable’

‘It came out of the blue when Nicola put an Instagram post up. It is deeply upsetting for the family. All the time Brooklyn is in America, it’s a case of out of sight if not out of mind. Then he turns up in London and is just up the road working.

‘It must have been difficult for David in particular. He was all geared up to meet the King and then he got that curveball thrown into his day.’

The photoshoot was held on Pelham Crescent in South Kensington and on Cadogan Gardens in Chelsea, while David was nearby in the gardens of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. The couple later spent the night in a hotel on Park Lane, giving them time to see David and Victoria before they flew back to California on Tuesday if they had so desired.

Those who know the Beckhams say that they have now ‘washed their hands’ of Nicola, the 30-year-old daughter of US billionaire businessman Nelson Peltz, and blame her for controlling Brooklyn and being behind his no-shows. But they remain heartbroken at losing their treasured son.

For their part, Brooklyn and Nicola claim that they don’t go to events because Kim Turnbull, the girlfriend of his younger brother Romeo, is there.

The feud has been going on since their wedding in April 2022, with sources close to the family claiming Nicola will start an argument to create such an atmosphere that it becomes impossible for Brooklyn to see his parents.

But the falling out came to a head on David’s birthday when, despite travelling to London, Brooklyn and Nicola didn’t attend any of the celebratory events.

The full extent of the fallout between the 26-year-old influencer and his mother and father has been laid bare by this latest snub

Brooklyn had snubbed all five of the events laid on to celebrate his father’s 50th birthday two weeks ago

Brooklyn also missed a ‘boys’ fishing trip’ to the Scottish Highlands with David and his brothers. Family sources tell me it didn’t go unnoticed that Romeo’s girlfriend Kim was nowhere to be seen when Brooklyn and Nicola were in London. Kim, a former girlfriend of Brooklyn’s friend Rocco Ritchie, has been blamed by Nicola for the family rift.

‘Kim has been made the scapegoat,’ says a friend. ‘Yet when it comes to them visiting London and Kim isn’t around, they still don’t see David and Victoria.’

David and Victoria expect to be estranged from Brooklyn for the foreseeable future, I’m told – while the dispute has also affected the wider family, even Brooklyn’s grandparents.

On Sunday, the influencer failed to wish his grandad Tony, Victoria’s father, happy birthday – despite last week posting to mark the anniversary of the death of Nicola’s grandmother, Bunny. Brooklyn said on Instagram: ‘Can’t believe it’s been a year without you naunni… We miss you everyday.’

A source says: ‘Growing up, Brooklyn was so close to his grandparents. He and Tony had such a lovely bond. Nicola has been making comments that the Beckhams do so much for performative reasons but you can’t get more performative than putting a post up about your wife’s grandmother, yet don’t wish your own grandfather a happy birthday.

‘It’s heartbreaking for them, but it looks like there is no end to this any time soon.’