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While the Beckham family celebrated youngest son Cruz's milestone 21st with a lavish bash in Mayfair, across the pond Nicola Peltz shared her own birthday tribute to her best friend.
The billionaire heiress, 31, took to her Instagram on Monday with a sweet birthday message, not for her estranged brother-in-law, but to her 'sister for life' Alison Albright.
Nicola posted a sweet photo to her Story of the two long-time pals looking stunning in blue gowns, taken at a party in August last year.
Addressing the Canadian photographer in the caption, she penned: 'happy birthday to my sister for life i love you so much'.
The post came just a day after she and husband Brooklyn shared gushing Valentine's Day posts to each other using the same PDA-filled snap, in the wake of his scathing six-page last month, where he cut all ties with his family.
The photo saw the aspiring chef, 26, snapping a selfie of himself shirtless while passionately kissing Nicola, while he pointedly declared he would 'forever protect' her in another dig at his famous parents.
Nicola Peltz took to her Instagram on Monday to share a gushing birthday tribute to her best friend and 'sister for life' Alison Albright
While across the pond the Beckham family came together to celebrate the milestone 21st birthday of youngest son Cruz with a lavish bash in Mayfair (pictured)
Nicola posted a sweet photo to her Story of the two long-time pals looking stunning in blue gowns, taken at a party in August last year
He wrote: 'Happy Valentine's Day baby x. I am the luckiest person in the world to be able to call you my Valentine every year x. I love you more than you know and I will forever protect and love you x.'
In return, Nicola posted the same photograph with the words: 'i love you more everyday!! i’m so lucky i get to call you my forever valentine you’re the most beautiful human and i love doing life with you'.
Meanwhile, over in London, Brooklyn's mum and dad, Victoria and David didn't allow their ongoing feud with their eldest to dampen their spirits, as they threw a fun-filled early birthday party for son Cruz's 21st birthday.
The family put on a united front as they came together to celebrate at The MAINE at the weekend, ahead of Cruz's actual birthday on Friday, joined by siblings Romeo, 23, and Harper, 14, girlfriend Jackie Apostel, 31, and Spice Girl Emma Bunton.
The party theme was the Grande Beatles Ball with a huge sparkling chandelier hanging in the centre of the room, with guests wearing black tie and being treated to a luxury three-course meal.
Guests were treated to a spread of chicken wings, ribs, burgers, fish tacos and doughnuts, while sipping on free-flowing drinks from a personalised cocktail list and dancing the night away to a Beatles tribute band.
While the birthday boy himself took to the stage with his new band, Cruz Beckham And The Beakers, to perform for his guests, with the party continuing into the early hours.
But it was Victoria, 51, Harper, 14 and girlfriend Jackie, 31, who brought him to tears during the evening as the trio took to the stage to give a heartwarming speech.
The post came just a day after she and husband Brooklyn shared gushing Valentine's Day posts to each other using the same PDA-filled snap, in the wake of his scathing six-page last month, where he cut all ties with his family
Meanwhile, over in London, Brooklyn's mum and dad, Victoria and David didn't allow their ongoing feud with their eldest to dampen their spirits, as they threw a fun-filled early birthday party for son Cruz's 21st birthday
Victoria, 51, Harper, 14 and girlfriend Jackie, 31, brought him to tears during the evening as the trio took to the stage to give a heartwarming speech
Cruz, who has showed his loyalty to his mum following his oldest brother's fallout with his family, was spotted breaking down in tears as he watched the speech from the ladies in his life next to his dad David.
Captioning a gallery of pictures from the bash, which took took over the whole venue at The MAINE, Victoria wrote: 'Celebrating Cruz early!! We love you so much!!!'
It comes as the bitter family rift shows no signs of healing anytime soon, just days after Brooklyn unfollowed his father's best friend Gordon Ramsay on Instagram.
The move came after the celebrity chef, 59, issued the warning to the nepo baby in an interview on Friday, calling for him to 'remember where he came from'.
Gordon said he believes it is Brooklyn's 'infatuation' with wife Nicola that has led to his decision to cut ties with Victoria and David.
Insisting that the two of them still have a good relationship, the TV star added that he believes it is only 'a matter of time' before Brooklyn realises 'what his parents mean to him'.
It comes as the bitter family rift shows no signs of healing anytime soon, just days after Brooklyn unfollowed his father's best friend Gordon Ramsay on Instagram (pictured with Victoria and wife Tana)
Brooklyn has since unfollowed Gordon but has stopped short of blocking him, like he has with the rest of his relatives.
Friends of the Ramsays suspect that Brooklyn and Nicola are furious that the restaurateur has discussed the feud in a way that portrays them negatively.
One friend said: 'Brooklyn and Nicola clearly don't want any criticism at all. They just don't want to hear any negativity about themselves.
'They must hate being talked about unless it's gushing. Maybe they don't like the truth.'
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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