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Brooklyn Beckham Turns 27 Amid Family Rift

Published 11 March 2026

Brooklyn Beckham marked his 27th birthday on March 4, 2025, amid an ongoing family estrangement, celebrating privately with his wife, Nicola Peltz Beckham, in the United States while his parents and siblings extended public well wishes via social media that he did not acknowledge.

David Beckham, 49, and Victoria Beckham, 50, shared Instagram Stories featuring throwback photos of their eldest son. David posted images of a young Brooklyn in a swimming pool with his parents and a black-and-white portrait of father and son, captioning them "Happy Birthday Bust. Love you x" and "27 Today," using his longtime nickname for Brooklyn. Victoria reshared the pool photo, writing, "Happy birthday Brooklyn, we love you so much," and added a sepia-toned image of herself holding infant Brooklyn, noting, "Happy 27th birthday Brooklyn. I love you so much." Neither parent tagged Brooklyn in the posts.

Brooklyn's younger brother Cruz Beckham, 20, also reached out. In an Instagram Story, he shared a childhood photo of Brooklyn holding him as a baby, simply writing, "I love you." The following day in Paris, Cruz told reporters from TMZ, "Happy birthday," when asked about his brother, and expressed...

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