Ted Beckham Stands Firm for Brooklyn Amid Family Rift

Ted Beckham is said to be determined to keep up his relationship with his eldest grandson Brooklyn amid his ongoing family estrangement, because it is bringing back memories of the 'agony' he felt during his own rift with son David.

Six weeks ago, the aspiring chef, 26, shared his bombshell statement severing all ties with his parents permanently, claiming they 'controlled me for most of my life'.

And despite both David and Victoria offering public olive branches to their eldest child, most recently with Instagram posts to mark his 27th birthday on Wednesday, their pleas have gone unacknowledged.

But despite the feud even engulfing his brothers, Romeo and Cruz, who remain blocked by Brooklyn on Instagram, he has deliberately avoided involving his beloved grandparents - who he is said to still be on speaking terms with.

And according to new reports, David's father, Ted, 78, is working hard to maintain the bond, out of hopes he can stop history from repeating itself.

The feud is said to be bringing up past demons for Ted, with him seeing the rift between David and Brooklyn being the facsimile of his own years-long fallout with the former footballer, 50.

An insider has said that when Ted looks at the current frosty relations between the father-and-son, he sees 'an absolute mirror image of his own mistakes'.

'He knows the agony of being shut out of a son's life,' they told The Sun. 'He remembers the years he lost with David, the birthdays missed, the Christmases spent in stony silence.'

They added that everyone believes that David and Brooklyn are letting their best years be ruined by 'stubborn pride', with Ted determined not to allow it to get in the way of his relationship with his eldest grandson.

'It is clear that Ted wants to remind Brooklyn that he is always there for him despite the family drama,' the source said.

And the most recent reports suggest Brooklyn feels the same way to his grandfather, with it being said he is still in regular contact with Ted and his wife Hilary, even while remaining estranged from his parents and siblings.

One source said that Brooklyn has 'a very soft spot for Ted', while describing Ted as 'just a grandad who loves his boy'. 

While most importantly, they claimed that wife Nicola Peltz is equally fond of Ted and Hilary, so the couple have made a conscious effort to 'make sure to keep that channel open'.

Despite snubbing a slew of his family's milestones, including David's knighthood and Victoria's docuseries, Brooklyn notably did share a birthday tribute to Ted last summer.

The aspiring chef posted a photo of them together to his Instagram with the caption: 'Happy birthday grandad. I love you xx'.

And on Wednesday, Ted and Hilary returned the favour, sharing a number of snaps in honour of Brooklyn's 27th birthday.

Unlike the rest of the Beckham clan, they included photos of his wife Nicola, captioning the post: 'Happy birthday Brooklyn. Hope you have a fabulous day. With love from Grandad and Hilary.' 

Daily Mail revealed earlier this year that Brooklyn made an effort to notify press that his bitterness to his parents did not extend to his grandparents.

A friend of the influencer explained: 'While things between him and his parents are over, Brooklyn is still very fond of his grandparents. There is a lot of love for them, and that has never faltered.'

While they now share a close-knit relationship, David and Ted endured their own five-year feud, and like with Brooklyn, were once not even on speaking terms.

After Ted suffered a near-death health scare in 2007, it sparked the pair to make amends and get back in touch - and they have been close ever since. 

David previously revealed he had to wait 'over two decades' over his successful football career.

Chatting to James Corden on his podcast series This Life of Mine in 2024, David admitted his ambitious drive came from the desire to please his father Ted - earning a 'you've made it boy' only after he won 100 caps.

'My dad never told me I'd done well really until my hundredth cap. That was the first time my dad turned around to me and said, 'you've made it boy'.

He said he didn't get the same recognition at any other point in his career despite six Premier League titles, two FA cups, four Community Shields and a Champions League title.

David's parents divorced in 2002 following 33 years of marriage - with the process slow because the couple had not been able to agree a financial settlement.

The pair were rarely seen together in the years that followed, and it became clear that David had taken his mother's side during the divorce - often pictured with his mum Sandra at family gatherings and promotional events.

Meanwhile, Ted was left on the sidelines, with David seemingly struggling to forgive him for printing an unauthorised biography on his England captain son without permission.

Ted was said to have been a harsh taskmaster while David was growing up berating him for any tiny footballing mistakes on the training pitch and matches - and this tough love spilt into his marriage.

David admitted as they were growing up, he never saw his father be tender to his mum.

He wrote in his 2001 autobiography: 'He loves my mum but he's never been affectionate to her in front of my two sisters and me. He's quite hard-faced and can be sarcastic.

'He also gets fired up easily... The quality I like least in myself is my short temper. I think I get it from my dad.'

The pair also struggled to bond when the former England captain moved to Real Madrid in 2003 - with Ted admitting the distance meant he feared he'd 'lost him forever'.

At the time, he said: 'I don't know if I can repair my relationship with him. Nobody wants to see history repeating itself.

'It shouldn't take a tragedy or a hospital dash to force a family to make peace.'

This was compounded by the 2005 publication of Ted's unauthorised biography David Beckham: My Son, which only deepened the rift.