Brooklyn Beckham appears to snub family’s olive branch after they reached out despite legal notice

Brooklyn Beckham was treated to a sweet surprise from his wife Nicola Peltz on Wednesday (4 March), as he celebrated his 27th birthday.

However, eagle-eyed fans have noticed that he appears to have ignored the public birthday wishes from his parents, David, 50, and Victoria, 51, amid their ongoing family feud.

For those who need a reminder, last month, the eldest Beckham son issued a shock statement on social media, confirming fallout rumours and explaining that he 'didn't want to reconcile'.

Brooklyn accused his parents of 'controlling narratives in the press about their family,' as well as 'trying endlessly to ruin' his relationship with Nicola, including mum Victoria 'hijacking his first dance'.

Neither David and Victoria, nor Brooklyn's siblings, Romeo, 23, Cruz, 21, or Harper, 14, have issued any kind of public response to the statement.

However, they have extended a few olive branches to their estranged son, including on his birthday.

The former England footballer shared a throwback snap to Instagram of the couple with Brooklyn as a toddler in a pool on holiday, and wrote: "27 today. Happy birthday, Bust. We love you x,"

He tagged Victoria in the photo and later added another black and white photo of himself alongside his son, captioned: "Happy birthday, bust [red love-heart emoji]. Love ya bud."

Meanwhile, the fashion designer also shared two Story posts of her own - the same throwback holiday picture, alongside the caption: "Happy birthday, Brooklyn, we love you so much."

Her second picture was one of herself holding Brooklyn as a baby, penning alongside it: "Happy birthday, Brooklyn. I love you so much," with a slew of red love heart emojis.

As we say, though, it looks like there's been no public acknowledgment of the post, but it's important to remember that there could have been a private one behind the scenes.

Elsewhere, Brooklyn's wife Nicola, 31, shared a video to celebrate his big day, including a huge box of birthday donuts she'd gifted him.

The American actress wrote: "Happy birthday, baby. I hope all your dreams and wishes come true! You light up every room you walk into and anyone who knows you loves you. You’re the most special human, and i love being your wife. I love you I love you I love you."

Having reportedly been blocked by Brooklyn in December, David and Victoria were seemingly unable to tag their son in their birthday shout-outs

The Instagram posts come after reports that Brooklyn allegedly issued his parents a formal notice, restricting them from interacting with him on social media.

An anonymous individual previously told The Sun: "Truly, people do not know the full facts of this heartbreaking tale, and think Brooklyn was just being truculent when he blocked his parents.

"The reality is that he issued them with a letter at the end of last summer, asking for any correspondence to go via lawyers only, and wanted to try and make amends privately, not publicly."

Meanwhile, another source allegedly said to The Mirror that Brooklyn's reported choice to block his parents and issue the legal letter was to protect his mental health.

According to the publication, he told friends how online posts from David and Victoria, in which he was tagged or mentioned, had impacted him.

The Mirror also reported that one of the main issues was that Brooklyn believes his mum and dad still see him as a child rather than an adult, as a friend allegedly said: “Even the Xmas post by his dad was of Brooklyn as a child.”

Tyla has contacted a representative for Brooklyn for comment.

Full timeline of the Beckham family feud

April 2022: Brooklyn and Nicola tie the knot

On 9 April 2022, Brooklyn and Nicola got married in a lavish ceremony in front of 500 guests at her family's estate in Palm Beach, Florida, two years after getting engaged.

Aug 2022: The first reports of a feud between Nicola and Victoria Beckham

Just months after the wedding, media sources were starting to report on a 'full-on cold war' between Nicola and her new mum-in-law.

According to Page Six, 'the build-up to the wedding was horrendous' and they 'can’t stand each other and don’t talk'.

Reports also claimed much of the feud came from Nicola's decision to wear a Valentino wedding dress instead of a piece designed by Victoria's fashion house, but they appeared to quash these rumours.

March 2023: The Beckhams play happy families

In March 2023, the Beckhams seemed to be happier than ever and were posing for photos at Victoria's Paris fashion show.

April 2025: The family rift resurfaces

Two years on, it was reported that Brooklyn and Nicola had snubbed David's 50th birthday party at Cipriani Downtown Miami.

And then, just days later, TMZ claimed that Brooklyn and brother Romeo weren't speaking due to a fallout over Romeo's girlfriend, Kim Turnbull, who had a 'romantic connection' with Brooklyn 'several years ago'.

Cruz later insisted that Brooklyn and Kim had never actually dated, and in May of 2025, Brooklyn and Nicola were nowhere to be seen as the birthday celebrations for David continued.

July 2025: Mass unfollowing on social media

In July 2025, Brooklyn and Nicola unfollowed Romeo and Cruz and vice versa.

August 2025: David and Victoria miss vow renewals

The following month, David and Victoria are reported not to have attended the Peltz-Beckham vow renewals.

And by December that year, it was reported that Brooklyn no longer followed his parents, and they no longer followed him, and the youngest brother was quick to set the record straight.

Dec 2025: Cruz speaks out

Cruz wrote on his Instagram Stories about the claims that he and his family had unfollowed Brooklyn: "NOT TRUE. My mum and dad would never unfollow their son … Let's get the facts right. They woke up blocked … as did I."

Jan 2026: Brooklyn takes legal action

In January 2026, it was claimed that Brooklyn sent a legal letter to his parents, insisting they only contact him via his lawyer; a rule which Victoria is believed to have broken when she 'liked' an Instagram post he made about a roast chicken.

Jan 2026: Brooklyn breaks silence on family feud

In a shock statement posted on his Instagram Stories on 19 January, Brooklyn made some bombshell claims about his family, which included how his parents have tried to 'ruin' his relationship with Nicola, have always 'controlled' his life, and how 'Brand Beckham' comes first before anything else.