Sussexes host Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz amid deepening royal and celebrity rifts
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have reignited royal tensions with a bold and controversial move—inviting Brooklyn Beckham and his wife Nicola Peltz to dinner at their Montecito home, amid a well-publicized fallout with David and Victoria Beckham.
The timing of the intimate gathering has raised eyebrows, as it came shortly after Brooklyn and Nicola were notably absent from David Beckham’s lavish 50th birthday celebrations. The dinner, which some royal commentators believe was carefully timed, is being viewed as a subtle message directed at both the Beckham family and senior royals—particularly King Charles and Prince William.
David Beckham has grown increasingly close to the royal household in recent years, forging a strong public bond with King Charles and Prince William. He currently serves as a celebrity ambassador for The King’s Foundation and has appeared alongside William at high-profile engagements, including a celebration of London's Air Ambulance fundraising milestone.
While the Beckhams were once close to the Sussexes—attending their royal wedding in 2018—their friendship reportedly soured after Meghan and Harry allegedly accused the couple of leaking stories to the press, a claim the Beckhams strongly denied.
With tensions running high between the Sussexes and both the royal family and their former celebrity friends, this latest move appears to signal that Harry and Meghan are forging new alliances and pushing back against those who they feel have turned their backs on them.
Though insiders claim the relationship between Harry and the royal family is not beyond repair, the divide—symbolized in part by this controversial dinner—continues to grow.
