Keir Starmer spokesman three-word quip on Beckham household row after joke query
The Prime Minister’s spokesman joked: ‘PM has been addressing a number of different issues at the moment but he has always been clear diplomacy is important’
Brooklyn Beckham posted six-page Instagram post(Image: Getty)
Downing Street has said “diplomacy is important” after being asked about the Beckham family feud following Brooklyn’s explosive six-page Instagram post.
Asked what Keir Starmer made of the 26-year-old’s post, the Prime Minister’s spokesman joked: “PM has been addressing a number of different issues at the moment but he has always been clear diplomacy is important.”
Pressed on whether he hoped the family will patch things up, the spokesman declined to comment. It came as Brooklyn broke his silence on the family rift amid rumours of division swirling around since Beckham’s eldest son’s wedding to the daughter of American billionaire Nelson Peltz in 2022.
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Speaking publicly for the first time, the aspiring chef and photographer said: “My parents have been trying endlessly to ruin my relationship since before my wedding, and it hasn’t stopped.”
He claimed that his mother “hijacked” his first dance with Nicola and danced “inappropriately on me” in front of their guests, adding that he had never felt more “uncomfortable or humiliated” in his life.
He also alleged that his wife had been “disrespected” by his family and was not invited to his father’s 50th birthday party.
He said: “I do not want to reconcile with my family. I’m not Cruz, Romeo, Brooklyn, being controlled, Sir David, Victoria I’m standing up for myself for the first time in my life.
“For my entire life, my parents have controlled narratives in the press about our family. The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into.”
Sir David Beckham has said parents must let their children “make mistakes”. Speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box, the former footballer said: “I’ve always spoke about social media and the power of social media for the good and for the bad.
“The bad we’ve talked about with what kids can access these days. It can be it can be dangerous, but what I’ve found personally, especially with my kids as well. Use it for the right reasons. I’ve been able to use my platform and my following for Unicef and it’s been the biggest tool to make people aware of what’s going on around the world for children.
“I’ve tried to do the same. I’ve tried to do the same with my children to educate them. They make mistakes. Children are allowed to make mistakes. That’s how they learn. So that’s what I try to teach my kids. But you know, you have to sometimes let them make those mistakes as well.”
