{"id":26482,"date":"2026-08-03T21:05:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26482"},"modified":"2026-08-03T21:05:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:05:40","slug":"sir-elton-john-not-taking-sides-in-beckham-feud-despite-hosting-brooklyn-on-hols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26482","title":{"rendered":"Sir Elton John not taking sides in Beckham feud despite hosting Brooklyn on hols"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sir Elton John is determined not to take sides in the Beckham family feud despite <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/brooklyn-nicola-elton-john-holiday-37506225\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">hosting Brooklyn and wife Nicola on his luxury yacht<\/a> during their South of France holiday, insiders claim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Brooklyn, 27, and Nicola, 31, were invited by <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/elton-john\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Sir Elton<\/a>, 79, and Furnish, 63, after enjoying a similar trip with the couple last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">An insider said: \u201cElton has absolutely no interest in taking sides. He knows that family relationships can be complicated. He simply wants to be a loving godfather to Brooklyn and that will never change. He cares about them all and hopes that, in time, things can heal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It comes as David and Victoria narrowly avoided coming face to face with their estranged eldest son after both parties ended up spending time in Saint-Tropez on the same day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Posh and Becks came within minutes of Brooklyn, 27, who is holidaying with his godfather Elton and the singer\u2019s husband, <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/david-furnish\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">David Furnish<\/a>, aboard their superyacht moored off the French Riviera. The Beckhams, including son Romeo, 23, his girlfriend Kim Turnbull, 24, and daughter Harper, 15, are staying aboard their own yacht off the famous Pampelonne beach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Both groups headed ashore when the near-miss occurred. A source said: \u201cIt would have been the first time they had all come face to face for a long time. I think everyone is probably quite relieved it didn\u2019t happen, given the current bad blood. It would have been incredibly awkward.\u201d<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"image-grouped\">\n<div class=\"ImageGroupEmbed_container__i0sRj\" data-testid=\"portrait-image-group\">\n<div class=\"ImageGroupEmbed_image-group-item__XHC82\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37509396\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37509396\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:0.6666666666666666\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"David and Victoria Beckham\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37509396.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_PAY-PREMIUM-EXCLUSIVE-MUST-CALL-FOR-PRICING-BEFORE-USAGE-David-and-Victoria-Beckham-joined-by-son.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37509396.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_PAY-PREMIUM-EXCLUSIVE-MUST-CALL-FOR-PRICING-BEFORE-USAGE-David-and-Victoria-Beckham-joined-by-son.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37509396.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_PAY-PREMIUM-EXCLUSIVE-MUST-CALL-FOR-PRICING-BEFORE-USAGE-David-and-Victoria-Beckham-joined-by-son.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37509396.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_PAY-PREMIUM-EXCLUSIVE-MUST-CALL-FOR-PRICING-BEFORE-USAGE-David-and-Victoria-Beckham-joined-by-son.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"David and Victoria in Saint Tropez\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">David and Victoria in Saint Tropez<cite aria-label=\"Image: BACKGRID\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: BACKGRID)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"ImageGroupEmbed_image-group-item__XHC82\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37509409\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37509409\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:0.6666666666666666\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"David Beckham\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37509409.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_PAY-PREMIUM-EXCLUSIVE-MUST-CALL-FOR-PRICING-BEFORE-USAGE-David-and-Victoria-Beckham-joined-by-son.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37509409.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_PAY-PREMIUM-EXCLUSIVE-MUST-CALL-FOR-PRICING-BEFORE-USAGE-David-and-Victoria-Beckham-joined-by-son.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37509409.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_PAY-PREMIUM-EXCLUSIVE-MUST-CALL-FOR-PRICING-BEFORE-USAGE-David-and-Victoria-Beckham-joined-by-son.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37509409.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_PAY-PREMIUM-EXCLUSIVE-MUST-CALL-FOR-PRICING-BEFORE-USAGE-David-and-Victoria-Beckham-joined-by-son.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"David strips off\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">David strips off<cite aria-label=\"Image: BACKGRID\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: BACKGRID)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Like Brooklyn, Elton famously experienced painful family rifts of his own. He was estranged from his mother, Sheila Farebrother, who once hired an Elton John lookalike to attend her 90th birthday party. The pair eventually reconciled before her death in 2017. The singer also had a difficult relationship with his father, Stanley Dwight, who died in 1991 aged 66.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">While ashore, David and Victoria enjoyed dinner with NBA legend Michael Jordan and his wife, Yvette Prieto. The former England captain struck up a close friendship with Jordan after moving to Spain and famously chose the No. 23 shirt when he signed for Real Madrid in 2003 as a tribute to the Chicago Bulls star.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Brooklyn, meanwhile, was spotted strolling through Saint-Tropez with Nicola and Furnish as they enjoyed ice creams together. The near-miss comes after Brooklyn\u2019s explosive claims that his parents had been trying \u201cendlessly to ruin\u201d his relationship with Nicola.<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37509410\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37509410\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.495016611295681\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz-Beckham\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37509410.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_PAY-PREMIUM-EXCLUSIVE-MUST-CALL-FOR-PRICING-Brooklyn-Beckham-and-wife-Nicola-Peltz-turned-the-glamou.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37509410.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/1_PAY-PREMIUM-EXCLUSIVE-MUST-CALL-FOR-PRICING-Brooklyn-Beckham-and-wife-Nicola-Peltz-turned-the-glamou.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37509410.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_PAY-PREMIUM-EXCLUSIVE-MUST-CALL-FOR-PRICING-Brooklyn-Beckham-and-wife-Nicola-Peltz-turned-the-glamou.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37509410.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_PAY-PREMIUM-EXCLUSIVE-MUST-CALL-FOR-PRICING-Brooklyn-Beckham-and-wife-Nicola-Peltz-turned-the-glamou.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"So close: Brooklyn, Nicola and David Furnish\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">So close: Brooklyn, Nicola and David Furnish<cite aria-label=\"Image: BACKGRID\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: BACKGRID)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37506257\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37506257\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Elton John and Brooklyn and Nicola \" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37506257.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/2_Elton-John-AIDS-Foundations-34th-Annual-Academy-Awards-Viewing-Party-Inside.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37506257.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/2_Elton-John-AIDS-Foundations-34th-Annual-Academy-Awards-Viewing-Party-Inside.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37506257.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/2_Elton-John-AIDS-Foundations-34th-Annual-Academy-Awards-Viewing-Party-Inside.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37506257.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/2_Elton-John-AIDS-Foundations-34th-Annual-Academy-Awards-Viewing-Party-Inside.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Elton is close to Brooklyn and Nicola \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Elton is close to Brooklyn and Nicola <cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty Images for Elton John AIDS\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty Images for Elton John AIDS)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He alleged they had attempted to \u201cbribe\u201d him into \u201csigning away the rights\u201d to his name before his wedding and claimed Victoria \u201chijacked\u201d his first dance with Nicola and \u201cdanced inappropriately on me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI do not want to reconcile with my family,\u201d he said at the time. \u201cI\u2019m not being controlled, I\u2019m standing up for myself for the first time in my life.\u201d Victoria has since appeared to address the rift, saying: \u201cWe\u2019ve always tried to be the best parents that we can be. 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