Sometimes all you need is love, and so it proved on Monday evening as Beatles obsessed Cruz Beckham celebrated his 21st birthday with an extended group of his nearest and dearest.
The guitarist, whose budding music career appears to be hitting all the right notes with fans, let his hair down at Mayfair restaurant The Maine - where guests feasted on a hearty New England themed menu of cheeseburgers, chicken burgers and fish tacos.
Billed as the Grande Beatle Ball in honour of the birthday boy's musical influence, Monday's milestone gave guests including parents David and Victoria, girlfriend Jackie Apostel, brother Romeo and sister Harper an opportunity to quite literally Twist And Shout into the early hours.
But the Fab Four appeared to be a member short, with estranged eldest brother Brooklyn notably absent from the latest in a long line of family events as his three siblings celebrated without him.
Wearing vintage suit that was more in keeping with Buster Keaton than The Beatles, Cruz joined his fashion designer mum as she resurrected her iconic Spice Girls peace pose while posing for a social media snap.
The young musician, whose new single For Your Love was released last Friday, was also accompanied by his band, The Breakers, with whom he took to the stage for a live performance.
The night was rounded off with a performance by a Beatles tribute act, dressed in outfits identical to those worn by the band on the cover of their 1969 album, Abbey Road.
Taking to Instagram, Jackie shared video footage from a raucous dancefloor as guests danced to Twist And Shout, one of the group's best known hits.
The Brazilian songwriter also shared photos of herself and Cruz, writing: 'the most special early birthday celebrations for our favorite person. i love every one of u so much and what an unbelievably beautiful night we had.'
Elsewhere, Victoria shared a snap of Cruz with his maternal grandparents, Tony and Jackie.
She also posted a photo of the musician with David's mum Sandra and his aunt Joanne as the whole Beckham family celebrated Cruz's special day.
It was no surprise that David and Victoria's estranged son Brooklyn was absent, with the cooking influencer intent on building a life away from his family in the United States.
Over the weekend, Brooklyn declared he 'will forever protect' his wife Nicola Peltz in his latest dig at his family amid their ongoing feud.
The influencer took to Instagram on Sunday to share a heartfelt message to his wife as he uploaded a romantic snap of himself shirtless while passionately kissing Nicola.
Billed as the Grande Beatle Ball in honour of the birthday boy's musical influence, Monday's milestone gave guests an opportunity to quite literally Twist And Shout into the early hours
Taking to Instagram, the musician's girlfriend Jackie Apostel shared video footage from a raucous dancefloor as guests danced to Twist And Shout, one of the group's best known hits
Cruz and Jackie embrace as the Brazilian songwriter joined in the wild celebrations on Monday
'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.'
Now based in the United States with his actress wife - the daughter of billionaire businessman and investor Nelson Peltz - Brooklyn recently outlined his desire to distance himself from his family in a six page Instagram statement, filled with lurid allegations.
Addressing social media followers in January, Brooklyn claimed his parents had tried to sabotage his marriage and have always prioritised public branding over their family relationships.
'For my entire life, my parents have controlled narratives in the press about our family,' he wrote in six pages of text, shared on Instagram.'
Guests feasted on a hearty New England themed menu of cheeseburgers, chicken burgers and fish tacos during their night out at The Maine
Cruz, whose new single For Your Love was released last Friday, was also accompanied by his band, The Breakers, with whom he took to the stage for a live performance
The band, who released their new single For Your Love last Friday, provided some late night entertainment
Monday's Beatles tribute act were dressed in outfits identical to those worn by the band on the cover of their 1969 album, Abbey Road
Victoria shared a snap of Cruz with his maternal grandparents, Tony and Jackie (pictured, with Ted)
'The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into.'
He added: '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.'
Unlike his three younger siblings, Brooklyn did not appear in his mother's recent Netflix docuseries, nor did he show up at the October premiere as he and Peltz had for the London premiere of his father's docuseries in 2023.
Brooklyn and his wife also missed David's 50th birthday celebrations last May, and were notably absent at Windsor Castle for the former footballer's long awaited investiture on November 4.
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; 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 is peace; privacy; happiness for us and our future family.
Many of the grievances described in the Instagram stories stem from the Peltz-Beckham wedding in Florida.
He accused his mother of bailing at the last minute on designing Peltz's wedding dress, and said she "hijacked" the first dance he was supposed to have with his wife to music performed by Marc Anthony.
'She danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone,' Brooklyn wrote. 'I´ve never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated in my entire life.'