Brooklyn Beckham and his wife Nicola Peltz were kept in the dark about his father David Beckham’s long-awaited knighthood finally happening, sources tell Page Six.
The couple only “found out through the media” about David’s much-desired knighthood — which is set to be announced as part of King Charles’ annual birthday honors list this Friday.
“Brooklyn is so happy for his dad as he knows it was something important to him, but there was no communication and no one from the family reached out,” a close source told us.
But sources close to David and Victoria said Brooklyn has not been in contact with his family.
As Page Six previously revealed, Brooklyn, 26, is not talking to his parents amid a feud over his closeness with his in-laws, billionaire Nelson Peltz and his wife Claudia. It remains to be seen whether he’ll join his family when David collects his royal honor.
Brooklyn and Nicola, 30, used the excuse of the Met Gala to skip David’s celebrity-packed 50th birthday dinner in London last month.
Sources said the young couple, who live in Los Angeles, claimed they had to be in NYC for a fitting for Nicola’s outfit ahead of the event on May 5, while David’s dinner was on May 3.
It turned out, however, they were not invited to the gala.
Page Six has reached out to reps for David and Victoria Beckham and Brooklyn Beckham.
David has long, and famously, craved knighthood.
He was reportedly first put forward for it in 2011, after helping London win its bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games. However, he was reportedly blocked after being implicated in a tax avoidance scheme, which he was cleared of four years ago.
The soccer star, who captained England for six years, was one of 140 celebrities allegedly caught up in the 2013 Ingenious tax avoidance case, which resulted in the company being blacklisted. Sources insisted he had no knowledge of the scheme, while Ingenious was successful in appealing against HMRC (the British version of the IRS) in 2021.
At the time, David was so furious that he was passed over for knighthood that he reportedly called the honors committee “old unappreciative c–ts,” in a leaked email to his rep.
In addition to his athletic endeavors, David is well known for his charity work, much of which is focused on improving the lives of underprivileged children. He has been a Unicef special ambassador for 20 years and this year collected the World Economic Forum crystal award for work on children’s rights.
His knighthood means that his wife will truly, finally be posh as she will be known as Lady Victoria.
Victoria, 51, received an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 2017 from Prince William for her contributions to the fashion industry and her charity work. Former England soccer captain David got the same award in 2003.
David has always had a close relationship with Prince William, who was President of the Football Association until he stepped down last July.
He’s also grown incredibly friendly with King Charles, and the pair have even swapped beekeeping tips.
The Beckhams were invited to Buckingham Palace in December for the Qatari state dinner, and joined the monarch and Queen Camilla at his country retreat, Highgrove House, for an Italian-themed dinner in February alongside Dame Helen Mirren, Stanley Tucci and Donatella Versace.
In a post shared on her Instagram account, Victoria showed off her white floor-length gown and David’s traditional black tuxedo and bow tie.
“A truly wonderful dinner at Highgrove this evening. Thank you to the @kingsfdn for welcoming us,” Victoria captioned her post. “Kisses @davidbeckham x.”
The Beckhams were reunited with Charles and Camilla at the Chelsea Flower Show last month when Charles was seen asking David got his birthday gift.
“It was incredible,” Beckham told the king. “Thank you, it was very kind.”
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