{"id":386295,"date":"2026-01-02T06:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T06:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/386295\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T06:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T06:36:12","slug":"david-beckham-extends-an-olive-branch-to-estranged-son-while-romeo-snubs-his-brother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/386295\/","title":{"rendered":"David Beckham extends an olive branch to estranged son, while Romeo snubs his brother"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/david-beckham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"D\ufeffavid Beckham \">D\ufeffavid Beckham<\/a> has made one thing clear, whatever issues there may be with his eldest son, Brooklyn, are one-sided.<\/p>\n<p>The footballer \ufefftook to his Instagram story to post a throwback photo of himself with his son after his <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/latest\/beckham-family-new-years-snub\/130504d4-5acd-4548-9d08-cb287983b384\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"2025 New Years post\">2025 New Years post<\/a> stirred up more chatter about the family feud.<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/brooklyn-beckham\/9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Brooklyn \">Brooklyn<\/a> was absent from his father&#8217;s photo dump of the year, David later shared a photo of the two of them together on his story, writing, \ufeff&#8221;I love you all so much.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/d58c310c-5e1c-4284-8818-5077113898bc.png\"  alt=\"The footballer \ufefftook to his Instagram story to post a throwback photo of himself with his son after his 2025 New Years post stirred up more chatter about the family fued. While Brooklyn was absent from his father's photodump of the year, David later shared a photo of the two of them together on his story, writing \ufeff&quot;I love you all so much.&quot; \"\/>D\ufeffavid Beckham has made one thing clear, whatever issues there are with his eldest son Brooklyn are one sided. (Instagram\/@DavidBeckham)<\/p>\n<p>A second photo posted to his Instagram story showed Victoria Beckham sitting with her children\ufeff on a couch, including a young Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p>The caption read: &#8220;You are my life\ufeff, I love you all, Love daddy. On to 2026.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, the olive branch David extended to Brooklyn amid the family feud will go unseen by the only person who matters, as \ufeffhe is still blocked by his son on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>Romeo Beckham, David&#8217;s second-eldest son, also posted a collection of photos showing snaps from 2025, none of which included Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/honey.nine.com.au\/latest\/afl-player-josh-dunkley-and-netballer-tippah-dwan-announce-engagement\/d73c4242-1c81-41af-b8f1-e46e1cf118e9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">AFL player Josh Dunkley and netballer Tippah Dwan announce engagement<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/latest\/pink-spends-new-years-in-hospital-with-bandaged-neck-and-new-scar\/666893b2-01dd-4edd-ac26-d813d4c6a3f1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pink marks the New Year in hospital with bandaged neck<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/latest\/mash-cast-then-and-now-alan-alda-loretta-swit-jamie-farr-william-christopher-harry-morgan\/50312725-2d8d-4c9f-907f-daf49bd2af25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The cast of M*A*S*H, then and now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He captioned the post, &#8220;Thanks 2025 now off to an even better 2026 \ud83e\udd0d Love you all,&#8221; and tagged both his parents, his brother Cruz and his younger sister Harper,\ufeff but did not tag Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p>If he is still blocked by Brooklyn \u2013 which appears to be the case \u2013 \ufeffhe would not be able to tag his account in the post.<\/p>\n<p>Romeo&#8217;s post comes a day after his father&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DS7Sb7ZiMrp\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\" wrap up of 2025 \">wrap up of 2025<\/a> did not include any photos of Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p>The post detailed the football icon&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/latest\/david-beckham-gets-his-long-awaited-knighthood-from-king-charles-iii-wearing-gift-from-victoria-beckham\/4eea6c12-8396-4c96-a27a-209f962a4de9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"most memorable personal and professional moments of 2025\">most memorable personal and professional moments of 2025<\/a> \u2013 \ufeffbut further solidified rumours of a growing rift between David and his eldest son.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/aa130de8-9135-40d6-960f-22e696133274.png\"  alt=\"The footballer \ufefftook to his Instagram story to post a throwback photo of himself with his son after his 2025 New Years post stirred up more chatter about the family fued. While Brooklyn was absent from his father's photodump of the year, David later shared a photo of the two of them together on his story, writing \ufeff&quot;I love you all so much.&quot; \"\/>A second photo posted to his Instagram story showed Victoria Beckham sitting with her young children. (Instagram\/@DavidBeckham)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel very lucky to have had the year I&#8217;ve had in 2025 full of moments that I will never forget,&#8221; David wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He then gave a special shoutout to \ufeffVictoria, expressing his love for her and the children they share.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m so grateful to my incredible wife, my amazing children, my friends&#8230; nothing would have been possible without you all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The images posted included sweet snaps of three of the pair&#8217;s four children \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/harper-beckham\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Harper\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Harper<\/a>, 14, Cruz, 20 and <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/romeo-beckham\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Romeo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Romeo<\/a>, \ufeff23 \u2013 posing at a number of notable events throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Brooklyn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DSvu3wEEcQS\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"posted a photo \">posted a photo<\/a> of his Christmas celebration with his wife \ufeffNicola Peltz and her family, captioning it: &#8220;We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year filled with so much love, peace and happiness \u2764\ufe0f\ud83c\udf84\u2b50\ufe0f&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It appears that David and Victoria \ufeffBeckham are entering the New Year without any well-wishes or heartfelt messages from their eldest, as the pair still appear to be blocked by him on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>The revelation came just weeks ago when \ufeffthe couple&#8217;s youngest son, Cruz, shut down allegations that his parents had unfollowed Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/713a46ff-a9ee-4d91-b990-7ad276a94120.jpeg\"  alt=\"Brooklyn Beckham and his wife at Christmas \"\/>Brooklyn posted a photo of his Christmas celebration with his wife \ufeffNicola Peltz and her family. (Instagram\/@brooklynpeltzbeckham)<\/p>\n<p>He said that they had been forcibly removed from his older brother&#8217;s following list.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let&#8217;s get the facts right. They woke up blocked, as did I,&#8221; Cruz wrote in his Instagram story.<\/p>\n<p>As we enter the new year, it appears Brooklyn is still not following either of his parents \u2013 nor any of his siblings \u2013 on social media.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/72fb8cb9-a0c5-4e5a-a99c-e4fb29eb4d6e.jpeg\"  alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 08: (L-R) Cruz Beckham, Jackie Apostel, Romeo Beckham, Harper Beckham, Victoria Beckham and David Beckham attend the &quot;Victoria Beckham&quot; World Premiere at the Curzon Mayfair on October 08, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang\/WireImage)\"\/>As we enter the new year, it appears Brooklyn is still not following either of his parents \u2013 nor any of his siblings \u2013 on social media.\ufeff (WireImage)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/latest\/beckham-family-feud-david-victoria-brooklyn-nicola-peltz-explainer\/a7b9c33c-9a2e-418a-be49-5c4ee1adf784\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The catalyst for the rumoured feud\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The catalyst for the rumoured feud<\/a> was allegedly \ufeffNicola&#8217;s last-minute decision to forgo wearing a wedding dress designed by her mother-in-law, instead opting for a Valentino Haute Couture gown.<\/p>\n<p>This decision reportedly caused a lot of tension between the new family members.<\/p>\n<p>Additional reports claimed Victoria, now 51, was shunned from being involved in the wedding planning, and that the Beckhams were not invited to sit at the top table with the Peltz family and their son at the wedding.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/entertainment\/latest\/ninecomau-whats-app-signup\/421c4156-5b58-42a0-9c4e-e65401b4e271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE<\/a>: Stay across all the latest in celebrity, lifestyle and opinion via our WhatsApp channel. 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