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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Elle Hunt

‘My mum went so far as to call me evil’: nine things you need to know about the Beckham family feud

Brooklyn Beckham
It’s all kicking off … Brooklyn Beckham. Composite: Guardian Design; Edward Berthelot/Getty Images

Rich, powerful and beautiful they may be, but the Beckhams are almost certainly having a worse day than you. After quite literally years of tabloid speculation and swipes between siblings on social media, the long-rumoured rift between Lord and Lady Becks and their eldest son, Brooklyn, has finally come to a head, with Brooklyn “breaking his silence” in a wordy, six-slide statement to Instagram late on Monday.

If your response to his opus was “I ain’t reading all that”, here’s the lowdown on 26-year-old Brooklyn’s beef, and David and Victoria’s alleged transgressions, so that you can at least pretend you did.

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