David Beckham and his boys celebrate Christmas in festive Santa hats

David Beckham and his sons Romeo and Cruz looked merry as they donned Santa hats ahead of Christmas - as Brooklyn remains estranged from the family and appeared to make a thinly veiled barb.

It's a bittersweet time for the clan as eldest son Brooklyn, 26, is noticeably absent after reportedly blocking the family on Instagram amid their ongoing feud. 

Despite this, David, 50, and Victoria, 51, have put on a brave face and continued the festivities with their other children Romeo, 23, Cruz, 20 and Harper, 14.

After David was seen cutting down this year's Christmas tree, the Beckhams enjoyed Christmas eve together with Cruz even serving up cocktails.

In new snaps, David could be seen putting on a merry display as he and his sons donned Santa hats and embraced each other.

The proud dad was visibly beaming as Romeo placed his arm on his shoulder while Cruz enjoyed a sip of his cocktail creation.

During the night Romeo also whipped up a lemon drizzle cake while his girlfriend Jackie Apostel joining the festivities.

Victoria shared a snap of Harper at the kitchen table as she wrote down her 'Christmas wishes' in a sweet capture.

Their united front comes after Brooklyn 'hit back' at his family with a thinly veiled barb after blocking them on social media.

The aspiring chef raised eyebrows with the video, shared just days after brother Cruz broke his silence on Brooklyn blocking the entire family on Instagram.

In the clip posted to his Cloud23 hot source TikTok account, Brooklyn is seen strolling through a city as Lady Gaga's Telephone plays in the background.

Notably, he selected the lyric 'sorry I cannot hear you I'm kinda busy' to accompany the footage, highlighting the line in bold text.

He then moved on to promote his hot sauce, leaving fans to speculate over the timing and message behind the post.

The Beckhams believe that he has blocked them on social media in a move that appears to be a sign of his 'complete estrangement' from his family.

Join the debate

Should parents try to reconcile with an estranged child, or respect their wishes for distance?

Go to comments

Read More

Brooklyn Beckham 'hits back' at estranged family with thinly veiled barb after social media block

Friends say that it is inconceivable that they would make a decision not to follow the influencer.

'David and Victoria will never stop loving Brooklyn,' said a source close to the couple.

'They will always be here for him and they always want him to know that, they are devastated at this fall out.

'So far from this being them, it appears that Brooklyn has blocked them to show them that's it, this is final.

'It is very clear that this is a sign of his complete estrangement from his family.

'For David and Victoria it was their last connection to Brooklyn as he has made it very clear he doesn't want to talk to them anymore, they haven't spoken for months and months now.

'By following him it was a message to him that they still love him and still want to follow his life. Now they can't do that, but it's not their doing.' 

Daily Mail previously revealed how Brooklyn would spend this Christmas with Nicola and her family in Miami, Florida.

A source said: 'Brooklyn and Nicola decided they would be spending this Christmas with her family. Her parents are really excited to have them.'