David Beckham and youngest son Cruz appeared to offer an olive branch to Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz amid the family’s deep rift on Sunday. 

The footballer, 50, and his wife Victoria, 51, have grown distant from their oldest child Brooklyn, 26, while Cruz, 20, reportedly makes an effort to steer clear of his sibling. The latter’s heiress wife is said to be the cause of the tension in the once close-knit family.

As a gesture to the couple, known for their love of animals and rumored to have started their own dog foster charity, Peltz Beckham Foundation, Posh posted photos of her handsome husband cuddling two of the family’s three cocker spaniels.

David was all smiles as he held one of the dogs, named Olive, Sage, and Fig, before picking up another to join him for a cozy moment on the sofa.

Meanwhile Cruz’s girlfriend Jackie Apostel, 29, posted a snap on her own stories as one four legged friend rested on the budding musician’s knee. 

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David Beckham, 50, and youngest son Cruz, 20, appeared to offer an olive branch to Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz amid the family’s deep rift on Sunday 

The footballer, and wife Victoria , 51, have become estranged from eldest child Brooklyn, 26, while Cruz (pictured) is said to be going out of his way to avoid his sibling

In a nod to the couple (pictured) who have launched dog foster charity, Posh shared a snaps of her hunky husband as he cuddled up to two of the family’s three fluffy cocker spaniels 

Nicola and Brooklyn, who have suffered their own personal experience of dog heartbreak, are reportedly setting up a new charity dog shelter together in Los Angeles.

According to The Sun, the couple are launching the Peltz Beckham Foundation, in a bid to rescue and shelter homeless dogs.

They have filed paperwork in California registering the non-profit organisation under bother their names. MailOnline have contacted representatives for comment.

The initiative is believed to be inspried by the loss in 2024 of their pet chihuahua Nala, who fell ill after a mobile grooming session in New York. She later died after being rushed to an emergency vet.

The actress then filed a lawsuit against HoundSpa in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in Westchester County.

According to TMZ, the lawsuit lays blame against dog groomer Jony Ceballos who Peltz alleges has a history of ‘intentional and malicious abuse of dogs’.

Nicola alleged Nala was left injured and in severe physical distress after a routine grooming in HoundSpa’s mobile van.

According to TMZ’s sources, veterinary records indicated that the dog had fluid in her lungs, neurological problems, and a rapid heart rate before her death, though the exact cause of these issues remains unknown.

David beamed as he cradled one in his arms before scooping up another to relax together on the sofa 

He shares the trio of shooting dogs with wife Victoria, after settling down in the Cotswolds and fully embracing the countryside life during the first lockdown in 2020

Nicola and Brooklyn, who have suffered their own personal experience of dog heartbreak, are reportedly setting up a new charity dog shelter together in Los Angeles 

It comes after The Mail on Sunday can revealed that the feud had grown so bitter Cruz has taken to contacting the family’s favourite hangouts ahead of any visits to confirm that he won’t cross paths with his sibling.

He is said to have sent messages to the owners of their haunts specifically asking questions such as, ‘Is Brooklyn there?’, to make sure the coast was clear.

And he even follows that up with a request to ‘let him know’ if his brother later turned up, sources say.

Brooklyn does not even live in London, having set up home in Los Angeles with his wife Nicola, but relations have deteriorated so much that he no longer tells parents David and Victoria when he’s in town.

Earlier this month the couple jetted to the UK for a photoshoot with Italian luxury fashion brand Moncler.

But while the location was just two miles from the family’s home in west London, they kept the visit secret – even from younger sister, Harper, 13, who used to pose for pictures with Nicola on social media.

The Beckhams are said to have learned of Brooklyn’s visit only when they spotted an Instagram post that Nicola made about the job.

(L-R) Cruz, Nicola, Victoria and Brooklyn pictured together in 2024

News that Cruz is making moves to avoid inadvertently bumping into his brother are the latest indication of the deep rift within the Beckham family.

Rumours were further fuelled when Cruz appeared to reference the drama in a cryptic post on Instagram last week.

He wrote: ‘It takes 43 muscles in your face to frown, and 17 to smile. Be kind and tell the truth.’

It is unclear what ‘truth’ he is referring to, but many saw it as a veiled reference to Brooklyn. The post was later deleted.

It has been many months since the family spent time together, with the feud becoming public knowledge when Brooklyn failed to attend any of his father’s 50th birthday celebrations a month ago.

Brooklyn appeared to nail his loyalties to the mast when he posted an image on Instagram of himself and Nicola riding a motorbike, writing: ‘My whole world x I will love you forever x I always choose you baby x you’re the most amazing person I know xx me and you forever baby.’

The Beckhams have largely remained silent in public about the rift, but they are said to fear that Brooklyn is falling increasingly under the control of Nicola, the daughter of American billionaire businessman Nelson Peltz.

As a source told the Mail last week: ‘Brooklyn is now being referred to as “the hostage”.

‘Those who love him fear that he is being controlled by Nicola, and it is heartbreaking.’

Tensions allegedly began in the lead-up to Brooklyn and Nicola’s £3 million wedding in April 2022, with Nicola was said to have declined an offer to wear a dress designed by Victoria Beckham.