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Sir David and Lady Beckham made their first joint public appearance on Monday since their eldest son, Brooklyn, publicly confirmed a family rift. Joined by three of their four children—Romeo, Cruz, and Harper—at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, the couple presented a united front just days after Brooklyn accused them of press manipulation and stated he had no wish to reconcile. The family gathering coincided with a major milestone for Victoria, who was named a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters.
Posting on her Instagram after receiving her award, Lady Beckham said: "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.”
The honour is awarded by the French Ministry of Culture, and recognises individual contributions of artists, writers, and cultural figures to the arts and literature. It has previously been given to actresses Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez, director Denis Villeneuve and actor Jude Law, among others.
Although this is the Beckhams' first appearance as a family since Brooklyn's Instagram statement, several of them have been pictured individually in recent days.
In his Instagram post, Brooklyn Peltz Beckham said he does not want to "reconcile" with his family and accused his parents of "attacking" him and his wife Nicola Peltz Beckham in the press.
Brooklyn, the Beckhams' eldest child, alleged his parents tried "endlessly to ruin" his relationship, and accused his mother Victoria of hijacking their first wedding dance.
The Beckhams have not commented on the row, but Sir David, speaking generally about social media in Davos on Tuesday, said that children are "allowed to make mistakes".
Lady Beckham attended her bandmate Emma Bunton's 50th birthday over the weekend, while Sir David appeared at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week.
Meanwhile, Romeo appeared at US designer Willy Chavarria's show in Paris, while Cruz announced a mini-tour with his band in the UK and Europe.
