Victoria Beckham planted a kiss on husband David’s cheek as he kicked off his 51st birthday celebrations with a lavish meal at The Dorchester in London on Friday. The former footballer enjoyed an evening out complete with a cake and candles on the night before his big day.
He was joined by his mother Sandra, father Ted and his partner Hilary, as well as sisters Lynne and Jojo for the pre-birthday dinner. Victoria’s parents Jackie and Anthony Adams also attended.
Sharing a series of photos to Instagram, Victoria wrote: ‘The first of many celebrations. Happy birthday eve!’
While none of the Beckham children appeared to be present for this occasion, Brooklyn and his wife Nicola Peltz will no doubt fail to celebrate with David at all this weekend.
David and Victoria haven’t spoken to Brooklyn since last May, when he and his wife snubbed the former footballer’s 50th birthday celebrations.
Victoria addressed her ‘challenging’ past year amid her feud with son Brooklyn in a rare TV interview last week.
When asked on the Today show by hosts Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones about the tumultuous recent time for the family Victoria didn’t specifically reference her son, 27, but said she will ‘always protect’ her kids.
Jenna directly asked her in the interview: ‘You have had a pretty public challenging year – we have talked about it on this show. How do you get through the tough times?’
She replied: ‘You know, myself and David, we’re so close and we have incredible people around us.
‘We’re close to my parents and David’s parents. We support each other through everything that we do.
‘We love our children so much and have always really focused on protecting our children. But we laugh a lot. David is really, super funny.’
Brooklyn cut ties with his family in a scathing social media statement in January, declaring he has no plans to reconcile with his famous parents and accusing them of ‘controlling him for most of his life’.
David and Victoria have not been seen with their son since.
Victoria also said in the new interview that her and her husband rely on each other to navigate tough times.
She said: ‘We support each other through everything that we do. We’ve grown together. And that’s where I feel so blessed.
‘We really have grown together. We support each other. We’ve both got big dreams. We’re both very, very ambitious and we support each other. I want him to be the best version of himself and that’s what he wants for me.’
