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David and Cruz Beckham joined Victoria for a Paris family day out as was revealed how Nicola Peltz would 'barely say her' name amid that famous wedding dress row.
Fashion designer Victoria, 51, looked typically stylish in a slouchy blue suit as she left her hotel in the French capital while David carried a huge £10,000 Hermes Haut à Courroies bag on his arm.
But, predictably, eldest son Brooklyn, 26, yet again skipped the occasion - a week after he severed all ties with his family in a bombshell statement, opting instead to build a new life with his heiress wife Nicola Peltz in the US.
It comes just after an interviewer claimed Nicola could barely speak Victoria's name in a 2022 Grazia interview, which was republished on Monday with extra details.
The interviewer said: 'I was struck by Nicola's borderline inability to speak either David or Victoria's names. The 'she, Victoria, uh' in the above quote, was as direct as it got, otherwise, it was just 'Brooklyn's mom' or 'dad'.
On Tuesday, Victoria stepped out in dark shades and carried a chic croc Birkin bag a day after she was named a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters.
Victoria Beckham joined her famous family for a day out in Paris on Tuesday - as they continue to put on a united front amid their bitter feud with Brooklyn
Fashion designer Victoria, 51, looked typically stylish in a slouchy blue suit as she left her hotel in the French capital
Cruz meanwhile wore a large orange tote bag from his mum Victoria's brand - which retails at £1,190 as he walked out alongside Jackie Apostel, sister Harper and David
Nicola gave an interview just months after her Palm Beach wedding to Brooklyn Beckham and it was noted that she could barely say her mother-in-law's name (Nicola and Brooklyn pictured on January 2022)
David opted for a cosy looking jumper and slouchy bottoms with box-fresh white trainers.
Harper, 14, looked stylish wearing a blue fur coat and dark jeans and carrying a 90-s vintage jumbo flap Chanel bag, worth from £3-£5k.
Cruz wore a large orange tote bag from his mum Victoria's brand - which retails at £1,190 as he walked alongside girlfriend Jackie Apostel.
Not only was Brooklyn not present at Monday's special event, he was previously a no-show at his father's milestone 50th birthday bash, the UK launch of his mother's Netflix show and to see David be knighted at Windsor Castle.
However, the Beckham clan appeared determined not to allow their family drama to overshadow Victoria's big day, as she was presented with the prestigious accolade by the French Ministry of Culture.
The award recognises the individual contributions of artists, writers, and cultural figures to the arts and literature, and previous recipients include Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, Jude Law and Denis Villeneuve.
And in her acceptance speech, the Spice Girl made special mention of her children, as she thanked them for 'always believing in my vision', despite Brooklyn's recent vitriolic claims against her.
She was presented the prestigious honour by the French Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, who introduced her with an effusive speech.
Praising her fashion talents, she said: 'You offered millions of young girls a new representation of themselves.
'For many you were a true role model, inspiring for each and every one of us a taste of freedom and boldness.'
Taking to the podium in front of the star-studded crowd, with her family stood proudly in front, Victoria began: 'I'd like to start by thanking the French ministry of culture and the Minister of Culture, Madame Rachida Dati. For this honour and for your kind words, I am extremely grateful.
Victoria was named a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters during a ceremony the day before
After the big night Victoria stepped out in dark shades and added a chic red quilted bag to her look while spending time in Paris
She added a red belt to her look to match the bag and completed the outfit with a low-cut white top
David meanwhile cut a more casual figure while out with Romeo and Kim and wore a grey jumper and warm hat
He was joined by his son Romeo who wore a grey tracksuit and his stunning girlfriend Kim Turnbull
David added white trainers and dark jeans to his low-key ensemble
The family are in the French capital for Paris Fashion Week
Harper wore a blue fur coat and dark jeans for the outing, while Cruz and his partner Jackie Apostel were also in attendance for the family outing
Cruz also carried a stylish handbag
He was joined by a stylish Jackie
He also added baggy jeans to the look
She looked stylish with a Chanel bag
She left the hotel with her family
The couple held hands as they headed back to the hotel
David looked in great spirits as he stepped out despite a difficult week
'I am so proud to be British, but France is one of the few places where fashion is treated with the seriousness it deserves as a form of art.'
While she then shared special thanks to her business partners and team at her fashion and makeup brand, Victoria Beckham, as well as her kids and beloved husband of 26 years.
'This is not the achievement of just one person,' she declared. 'From design and the atelier, to the production and communication teams, and the many minds and hands working together - it is a collaborative effort, and this distinction isn't mine alone. So I'd like to thank my incredible team for their dedication, creativity and trust.'
David beamed with pride as he watched on, with son Cruz seen laying a supportive hand on his shoulder, as Victoria thanked him 'for seeing my passion for this business and my determination to build something that we could both be really proud of'.
'Thank you to my parents and to my children who are always believing in my vision,' she continued.
As Rachida pinned the medal to her dress, the crowd broke into a round of applause and cheers, with her delighted family clapping in front.
A slew of the biggest names in fashion were also on hand to support Victoria, including Vogue icon Anna Wintour, former British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful and French model Cindy Bruna.
While Danish supermodel Helena Christensen, 57, was also spotted making a stylish exit from the ceremony, looking radiant in a silk gown under a Victoria Beckham wool coat.
Taking to her Instagram following the ceremony, Victoria once again paid tribute to her family and to David, calling the former footballer 'my everything'.
She shared a slew of snaps of her posing with the star-studded guests and her family, alongside a lengthy caption, where she gushed: 'I'm so honoured to be named a Chevalière de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture.
'I have always deeply admired the French aesthetic and the seriousness with which it treats fashion: as a form of art.
'So to be recognised here and embraced in this way, is a profound privilege — one that reflects decades of commitment and dedication. My sincere thanks to the French Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati for this honour.
'Thank you also to business partners who believed in me, my family, and especially David — my husband, and original investor. I couldn't be more grateful, you are my everything xx'.
David, meanwhile, reposted the photos and wrote: 'We are so proud of you and all that you have achieved @victoriabeckham ❤️ Being named a Chevalière de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture… nobody deserves it more than you x We love you'.
Romeo wrote 'Proud of you mum', while Cruz's girlfriend Jackie told Victoria: 'your drive, creativity, resilience but most importantly kindness and respect towards anyone around you are some of the many reasons why you deserve this and more. You lift us all up constantly and it's so beautiful to witness your hard work be recognised. We love you!!'
The ceremony marked the Beckham clan's first public appearance since Brooklyn's damning statement - with the family putting on a very united front.
They have maintained a stoic silence since the influencer claimed he has been 'controlled by a family that values public promotion above all else' and that since being with Nicola, 31, he has found 'peace and relief' after battling crippling anxiety.
They stepped out in Paris together
Romeo also wore a stylish black bag
They put on a united front
Victoria looked as stylish as ever
Romeo wore a grey zipped top and white trainers
Kim opted for a black coat and ripped jeans as she stepped out with Romeo
The couple made their way back into the hotel
Among the long list of claims he made was that Victoria pulled out of designing his bride's wedding dress at the 'eleventh hour' and then 'hijacked' the first dance at his wedding and 'danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone'.
Victoria is said to be 'feeling betrayed' by Brooklyn's bombshell statement and dancing revelations after her years spent protecting him from 'dark stories'.
The Daily Mail's Katie Hind previously explained how the Beckhams' camp 'leapt into overdrive in Brooklyn's defence' when stories such as kiss and tells and tales of him being 'involved with the wrong crowd' surfaced.
His parents have often instructed expensive lawyers to protect him against such stories.
David and Victoria would 'take Brooklyn back in a minute' and are said to be 'horrified' by events this week, according to another source.
Following Brooklyn's claims about his mother hijacking his first dance, the couple's wedding DJ, Fat Tony, later recounted the exact detail of the incident during an appearance on This Morning.
The 60-year-old branded the dance 'really awkward' and confirmed that Nicola fled the reception in tears.
Tony, a longtime friend of the Beckhams, claimed that Marc Anthony was to blame, revealing the musician had called Victoria to the dance floor with her son and instructed him, 'place your hands on your mother's hips'.
He said: 'There was no slut-dropping, there was no PVC cat suits, no Spice Girl action!
'The word 'inappropriate', why I said it was as well, it was the timing, this is what happened.'
Tony continued: 'What happened was, basically, Marc Anthony was performing on stage, he then called Brooklyn onto stage.
'Brooklyn went on to the stage, and the next minute everyone's expecting Nicola to go up and do the first dance, and then Marc asked for the most beautiful woman in the room to come to the stage - and then he says 'Victoria, come to the stage'.'
He revealed that Brooklyn looked 'devastated' at the fact his first dance was with Victoria and not his wife, adding that Nicola left the room 'crying her eyes out'.
Tony went on: 'Brooklyn is stuck there on stage, and they do this dance, and Marc Anthony says 'put your hands on your mother's hips' and it was a Latin thing, and the whole situation was really awkward for everyone in the room…
'I've done an awful lot of Beckham parties in the past, and they are a very dancing close-knit family and love to dance, right? So you know, what we deem as 'inappropriate' is not how Brooklyn feels.
'This is all about how Brooklyn feels. If he feels that it was inappropriate and awkward, it was inappropriate and awkward.
'What's sad is that this is the bit that everyone's taken from the statement, and kind of whitewashed everything else that went on.'
Speaking exclusively to the Daily Mail, the DJ said at one point Brooklyn's hands were on his mother's waist while her arms were placed around his neck.
'The timing was inappropriate for me. It was meant to be a bride and groom's moment,' he told us.
'I'm not speaking bad about either party in it, I'm just putting the narrative straight about the dance.'
While Brooklyn's explosive claim that Victoria 'cancelled' plans to make Nicola's gown at the last minute, 'forcing her to urgently find a new dress' has also been called into doubt.
In an article published in Vogue four weeks after their April 2022 nuptials, Nicola's stylist Leslie Fremar said the couture Valentino dress the bride wore on her big day had been a year in the making.
While the rest of the Beckhams gathered in Paris to support Victoria, 51, as she received a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters, Brooklyn made it clear where his loyalties lie
David and Victoria have maintained a stoic silence since Brooklyn claimed he has been 'controlled by a family that values public promotion above all else'
Nicola also denied the controversy in a Grazia interview in which she said that after Victoria said her atelier couldn't make the gown in time, she travelled to Valentino's headquarters to start the design process.
Hollywood stylist Leslie, who is behind the wardrobes of Demi Moore, Julianne Moore and Charlize Theron, took two trips to Valentino's headquarters in Rome to see the design come to life with the brand's creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli and his team.
There was then two US fittings with Nicola, with the head seamstresses even journeying to Miami to ensure it was tailored perfectly.
Leslie said: 'It was the ultimate couture experience. The simplicity of it was magnificent. We didn't have to overly detail the dress to accomplish the magnitude of it, so we ended up eliminating the embroidery.'
Tensions of a brewing feud began over Nicola's choice of wedding dress, with rumours at the time claiming it was the actress who refused to wear one of Victoria's eponymous designs.
She instead opted for various designs from Valentino, Christian Dior and Versace. Nicola later confirmed the rumours had begun after she didn't wear Victoria's design.
Brooklyn Beckham's statement in full
I have been silent for years and made every effort to keep these matters private. Unfortunately, my parents and their team have continued to go to the press, leaving me with no choice but to speak for myself and tell the truth about only some of the lies that have been printed.
I do not want to reconcile with my family. I'm not being controlled, I'm standing up for myself for the first time in my life. For my entire life, my parents have controlled narratives in the press about our family. The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into.
Recently, I have seen with my own eyes the lengths that they'll go through to place countless lies in the media, mostly at the expense of innocent people, to preserve their own facade. But I believe the truth always comes out.
My parents have been trying endlessly to ruin my relationship since before my wedding, and it hasn't stopped. My mum cancelled making Nicola's dress in the eleventh hour despite how excited she was to wear her design, forcing her to urgently find a new dress.
Weeks before our big day, my parents repeatedly pressured and attempted to bribe me into signing away the rights to my name, which would have affected me, my wife, and our future children.
They were adamant on me signing before my wedding date because then the terms of the deal would be initiated. My holdout affected the payday, and they have never treated me the same since.
During the wedding planning, my mum went so far as to call me "evil" because Nicola and I chose to include my Nanny Sandra, and Nicola's Naunni at our table, because they both didn't have their husbands. Both of our parents had their own tables equally adjacent to ours.
The night before our wedding, members of my family told me that Nicola was "not blood" and "not family." Since the moment I started standing up for myself with my family, I've received endless attacks from my parents, both privately and publicly, that were sent to the press on their orders.
Even my brothers were sent to attack me on social media, before they ultimately blocked me out of nowhere this last Summer.
My mum hijacked my first dance with my wife, which had been planned weeks in advance to a romantic love song. In front of our 500 wedding guests, Marc Anthony called me to the stage, where in the schedule was planned to be my romantic dance with my wife but instead my mum was waiting to dance with me instead.
She danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone. I've never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated in my entire life. We wanted to renew our vows so we could create new memories of our wedding day that bring us joy and happiness, not anxiety and embarrassment.
My wife has been consistently disrespected by my family, no matter how hard we've tried to come together as one. My mum has repeatedly invited women from my past into our lives in ways that were clearly intended to make us both uncomfortable.
Despite this, we still travelled to London for my dad's birthday and were rejected for a week as we waited in our hotel room trying to plan quality time with him. He refused all of our attempts, unless it was at his big birthday party with a hundred guests and cameras at every corner.
When he finally agreed to see me, it was under the condition that Nicola wasn't invited. It was a slap in the face. Later, when my family travelled to LA, they refused to see me at all.
My family values public promotion and endorsements above all else. Brand Beckham comes first. Family "love" is decided by how much you post on social media, or how quickly you drop everything to show up and pose for a family photo opp, even if it's at the expense of our professional obligations.
We've gone out of our way for years to show up and support at every fashion show, every party, and every press activity to show 'our perfect family.' But the one time my wife asked for my mum's support to save displaced dogs during the LA fires, my mum refused.
The narrative that my wife controls me is completely backwards. I have been controlled by my parents for most of my life. I grew up with overwhelming anxiety. For the first time in my life, since stepping away from my family, that anxiety has disappeared.
I wake up every morning grateful for the life I chose, and have found peace and relief. My wife and I do not want a life shaped by image, press, or manipulation. All we want peace, privacy and happiness for us and our future family.
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