Victoria and David Beckham are thinking of their estranged son, Brooklyn Beckham, while celebrating Father’s Day and despite the family’s ongoing drama.
“David you truly are the best daddy. Your greatest achievement has always been our beautiful children and we love you so much. Happy Father’s Day 💕💕💕💕💕💕,” Victoria, 52, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, June 21.
Alongside the message, Victoria shared a throwback photo featuring David, 51, posing in the water with his arms wrapped around the couple’s three sons: Brooklyn, 27, Romeo, 23, and Cruz, 21. The pair’s 14-year-old daughter, Harper, stood in front of the group and smiled for the camera.
David, for his part, celebrated the day on his own Instagram by sharing a series of photos featuring the soccer star with the pair’s kids through the years.
“Being a dad is my most important job… I love you all & thank you mummy @victoriabeckham For giving me our beautiful family 🩷,” he captioned the upload. “Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads around the world 🩷.”
Victoria and David’s posts come amid ongoing family drama with son Brooklyn, who confirmed their rift in a January Instagram statement.
“I have been silent for years and made every effort to keep these matters private. Unfortunately, my parents and their team have continued to go to the press, leaving me with no choice but to speak for myself and tell the truth about only some of the lies that have been printed,” Brooklyn wrote, in part, at the time. “I do not want to reconcile with my family. I’m not being controlled, I’m standing up for myself for the first time in my life.”
In the statement, Brooklyn accused his parents of “trying endlessly to ruin [his] relationship” with Nicola Peltz Beckham before his wedding. (The pair tied the knot in 2022.)
“I have been controlled by my parents for most of my life,” he concluded. “I grew up with overwhelming anxiety. For the first time in my life, since stepping away from my family, that anxiety has disappeared. I wake up every morning grateful for the life I chose, and have found peace and relief. My wife and I do not want a life shaped by image, press, or manipulation. All we want is peace, privacy and happiness for us and our future family.”
Months later, Victoria broke her silence on the family feud. While speaking with the Wall Street Journal in April, Victoria shared that she and David both “love our children so much.”
“We’ve always tried to be the best parents that we can be,” she said. “And you know, we’ve been in the public eye for more than 30 years right now, and all we’ve ever tried to do is protect our children and love our children. And you know, that’s all I really want to say about it.”
David, for his part, refused to address the drama when the subject was brought up during a June interview while celebrating receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
“To be honest, I’m sorry to stop you there, but that’s a private matter,” David told Variety at the time. “That’s the one thing that I don’t want to talk about.”
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