Will Brooklyn Beckham’s grandparents inspire him to end his family ‘feud’? How David’s parents Ted and Sandra proved no relationship is beyond repair by ending two-decade estrangement following bitter divorce

Will Brooklyn Beckham’s grandparents inspire him to end his family ‘feud’? How David’s parents Ted and Sandra proved no relationship is beyond repair by ending two-decade estrangement following bitter divorce

David Beckham is said to be fearing that history is ‘repeating itself’ amid his fallout with son Brooklyn – as he famously fell out with his father Ted in the Noughties. 

The Beckham family have been at the centre of a feud that has pitted Brooklyn, 26, and his wife Nicola Peltz, 29, on one side, and the rest of the family on the other.

Yet it seems Ted could in fact be the key to mending the current rift in the family, given he has now called an end to a two-decade estrangement from ex-wife Sandra. 

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 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.

Will Brooklyn Beckham’s grandparents inspire him to end his family ‘feud’? How David’s parents Ted and Sandra proved no relationship is beyond repair by ending two-decade estrangement following bitter divorce

Could Brooklyn Beckham’s grandparents inspire him to end the family ‘feud’? How David’s parents Ted and Sandra (pictured in 2023) ended their two-decade estrangement

David is allegedly 'desperate to make amends with his son Brooklyn as he fears history is repeating itself' following his bitter fall out with his father Ted

David is allegedly ‘desperate to make amends with his son Brooklyn as he fears history is repeating itself’ following his bitter fall out with his father Ted

The Beckham family have been at the centre of a feud that has pitted Brooklyn, 26, and his wife Nicola Peltz , 29, o n one side, and the rest of the family on the other

The Beckham family have been at the centre of a feud that has pitted Brooklyn, 26, and his wife Nicola Peltz , 29, o n one side, and the rest of the family on the other

Even after David and Ted made amends, his parents continued to keep their distance until the tragic death of a family friend in January brought the pair back together. 

The funeral of legendary Manchester United secretary Kath Phipps reconciled the family, and in a show of unity, David, Sandra, Ted and his wife of three years, solicitor Hilary, were all pictured walking into the church together.

Kath had been at the club for 55 years, passing away at 85 years old, and had known David since he was a youth academy player, while Ted had been an ever present at his son’s matches for much of his career.

It’s been suggested that Ted’s wife Hilary has been instrumental in bringing him firmly back into the family fold, with the pair both included at numerous family events of late. 

In September 2023, Hilary was on the front row at Victoria’s Paris Fashion Show and the whole family, including Victoria’s parents, later posed for snaps in front of the Eiffel Tower. 

Hilary – who has taken the surname Meredith-Beckham – also posted on Instagram pictures from David and Victoria’s Netflix premiere a month later in October.

Ted, Hilary and Linda were also all in attendance for grandson Brooklyn’s Palm Beach wedding to Nicola Peltz in May 2022, but no pictures were shared of the trio together. 

Ted had 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.’

David's parents divorced in 2002 following 33 years of marriage - with the pair rarely seen together in the years that followed (pictured with David in 1998)

David’s parents divorced in 2002 following 33 years of marriage – with the pair rarely seen together in the years that followed (pictured with David in 1998) 

Ted and David 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’.

This was compounded by the 2005 publication of his unathorised biography David Beckham: My Son, which only deepened the rift. 

Yet when Ted suffered a near fatal heart attack in 2007 the pair were reunited, although it took years for the rift to be seemingly fully repaired.

It culminated in David being best man at the wedding of Ted and Hilary in December 2021.

Now, David will no doubt be reflecting on his own experience with family feuds to try and mend the rift with his eldest son. 

Things came to a head this month when Brooklyn and wife Nicola were no shows at any of David’s 50th birthday celebrations last week, with The Mail revealing that Romeo’s girlfriend Kim Turnbull has been made the ‘scapegoat’ in the feud.

A close friend of David reportedly told The Sun: ‘David and the family genuinely fear Brooklyn could be lost to them forever.

‘The word ‘lost’, here, is especially poignant as it was the exact sentiment used when David fell out with his dad. 

The funeral of legendary Manchester United secretary Kath Phipps reconciled the family, and in a show of unity, David, Sandra, Ted and his wife of three years, solicitor Hilary, were all pictured walking into the church together

The funeral of legendary Manchester United secretary Kath Phipps reconciled the family, and in a show of unity, David, Sandra, Ted and his wife of three years, solicitor Hilary, were all pictured walking into the church together

Ted believed his son would never speak to him again, and he was heartbroken. It was an extremely tense few years, and devastated the whole family.’

David previously revealed he had to wait ‘over two decades’ before getting any approval from his father 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 added: ‘It was the moment that we sat at dinner after I’d won my hundredth cap in Paris and he put his arm around me, and said, ‘you made it, boy.’

The Beckhams have been hit by fears they won’t be able to heal their rift with Brooklyn as Victoria has been having ‘sleepless nights’ over the feud.

The fashion designer, 51, and her husband David are said to have been left heartbroken at the distance that has grown between them and their eldest son.

While David, 50, and Ted, 77, now share a close-knit relationship, the father-son duo were once not even on speaking terms

While David, 50, and Ted, 77, now share a close-knit relationship, the father-son duo were once not even on speaking terms

A source told The Sun: ‘This is Victoria’s worst nightmare. The thought of any of her children falling out gives her sleepless nights.

‘It’s been difficult with Brooklyn since he met Nicola, and there’s no denying that there was a family fallout over their wedding.

‘But Victoria and David have worked hard to get things back on track, so this is a real blow.’ 

Victoria’s social media has been filled with photographs from various parties held to celebrate David’s 50th birthday last week, including a bash at their Cotswolds home. 

The fun-filled celebrations culminated with a massive party held at London’s esteemed Michelin-star restaurant Core on Saturday night.

The bash was attended by A-list stars including Tom Cruise while David and Victoria’s children Romeo, 22, Cruz, 20, and Harper, 13, all attended, though Brooklyn was notably absent.

It was claimed Brooklyn and Nicola pulled out of attending the Met Gala with the intention of attending David’s birthday party, but were no shows at both events.

Brooklyn was reportedly planning to attend David’s 50th birthday party, but felt too uncomfortable to come after he felt Nicola was being blamed for the rift with his family.

David and Victoria's children Romeo, 22, Cruz, 20, and Harper, 13, joined them for a week of celebrations (pictured last week in the Costwolds), though Brooklyn was notably absent

David and Victoria’s children Romeo, 22, Cruz, 20, and Harper, 13, joined them for a week of celebrations (pictured last week in the Costwolds), though Brooklyn was notably absent

Sandra is pictured with grandson Brooklyn and his wife Nicola at their engagement party

Sandra is pictured with grandson Brooklyn and his wife Nicola at their engagement party

Claims that Brooklyn and Nicola were rebuffed when they asked David and Victoria to celebrate David’s birthday privately were also said to be untrue.

Sources close to Nicola told TMZ they wanted ‘to get together privately’ to avoid Romeo’s girlfriend Kim Turnbull as the couple are said to ‘have a problem’ with her.

Brooklyn missed out on David’s early celebrations in Miami last month as well as parties in the Cotswolds, France and London this week.

Following the birthday party snub, it was revealed Brooklyn also declined an invitation by his father to join him and his brothers on a ‘boys’ fishing trip to celebrate his 50th.

The Mail revealed David invited Brooklyn on a short break six months ago when he began planning, yet his son failed to go despite arriving in the UK the day he went with Romeo and Cruz.

Sources have suggested that Brooklyn’s decision was influenced by his American actress wife Nicola, 30.

‘Brooklyn was asked to join them ages ago,’ one claimed.

‘Then he came to London in time but he didn’t go. Once again David made the best of things and had a great time with Cruz and Romeo.’

David still offered an olive branch to his son as he shared snaps from the trip, as he captioned one of his posts: ‘You were missed @brooklynbeckham.’

The Mail revealed Romeo’s girlfriend Kim Turnbull is being made the ‘scapegoat’ in the feud between Brooklyn and David – with Nicola ‘at the centre’ of the rift.

Kim and Brooklyn were undeniably close for a brief period – as photographs of them together in 2016 show – but suggestions that they were ever an item are wide of the mark, according to well-informed sources who spoke to The Mail.

The Mail revealed that Romeo's girlfriend Kim Turnbull (pictured) has been made the 'scapegoat' in the feud

The Mail revealed that Romeo’s girlfriend Kim Turnbull (pictured) has been made the ‘scapegoat’ in the feud 

In fact, younger brother Cruz, 20, personally shut down the gossip recently when he responded to an Instagram post showing a picture of Romeo and Kim together.

In a now-deleted message, one user commented: ‘It’s appropriate to date your brother’s ex too? Cool.’

Cruz replied: ‘Brooklyn and Kim never dated.’

One friend told the Mail’s Katie Hind at the weekend: ‘This is nothing to do with Kim and is all about Nicola.

‘All David and Victoria want is their son back – and they will be there to welcome him any time.’

Family friends claim Brooklyn’s wife has a pattern of ‘starting an argument’ before family events and then preventing her husband from attending.

Some believe that friends of Nicola have been behind the briefings about Kim being the cause of Brooklyn’s rift with his family, some of which went so far to claim that he had told them he refused to come to any event at which Kim was present.

A source close to the family told MailOnline: ‘Brooklyn was close to Kim because she was dating Rocco and they all hung out in a tightknit friendship group. But that was years ago. Brooklyn and Kim were close, but there was never any romance.

‘It seems Nicola doesn’t like Brooklyn spending any time with the Beckhams full stop and is using his previous closeness to Kim and her getting in with the family as a reason to not be around them. 

‘She denies it, but Nicola has been controlling him since the wedding. The family – including the brothers – have had enough of it.

‘This is the narrative that’s been put out to other news outlets, that Romeo is dating his brother’s ex-girlfriend – and that’s really weird, so that’s why they wouldn’t want to be around the family when she is there.

‘But none of this is true. And it’s really upset Romeo and his parents because Kim is seemingly being used by Nicola as a reason to start the rift. Romeo is furious at the suggestion that he would bring an ex-girlfriend of Brooklyn into the family when there never was any romance.’

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