The ongoing Beckham family rift has never been more glaringly obvious than this summer, with Brooklyn and Nicola still artfully dodging any contact with his family despite them being in close proximity.
In early July, the couple were in Saint Tropez with the rest of the Peltz clan, staying on an £85million superyacht. Just two days after Brooklyn and the Peltzes left the French Riviera, the rest of the Beckhams were pictured holidaying on their £16m yacht in the same marina. But Brooklyn, 26, and Nicola avoided his family and instead holed up in the UK countryside.
However, a very public showdown between Victoria and her daughter-in-law looks to be on the cards, with the pair are set to come face-to-face at Holly Ramsay’s upcoming wedding to swimmer Adam Peaty. And sources tell heat the pressure is on for them to sort things out soon – or at least agree to be civil.
‘Although any type of reconciliation between Brooklyn and his family isn’t looking likely, friends on both sides have been urging them to sort it out,’ says an insider. ‘Holly’s getting married this winter, and the whole Beckham family have been invited, as the kids grew up together. Brooklyn’s almost a brother to Holly, and she’s almost as close to Vic and David as she is her own parents. She’s aware of the feud, but she desperately wants all of them to be there – it wouldn’t feel right without them.’
The Beckhams and Ramsays have been close for decades, with David and Gordon’s friendship going back 23 years. Gordon’s wife of 28 years Tana also has a strong bond with VB, describing her in the past as ‘my very special friend’. The tight-knit group means that Holly’s siblings – Megan, 27, twins Jack and Tilly, 23, Oscar, six, and one-year-old Jesse – and the Beckhams, including Romeo, 22, Cruz, 20, and Harper, 14, also have a close relationship.
The two families have holidayed together on numerous occasions, and grew extremely close when they both relocated from the UK to LA, spending Christmases with each other. While there has been speculation of romances between the elder Beckham and Ramsay children, Gordon has put the kibosh firmly on that idea, saying, ‘We’ve promised that no one dates anybody.’
