Harper Beckham sends message to ‘inspirational’ brother Cruz on private Instagram account

Harper Beckham has shared a rare message for her ‘inspirational’ brother Cruz on a special milestone. Harper, 14, celebrated her brother’s 21st birthday with a private tribute and photo from their childhood archives, which their mum Victoria Beckham then publicly shared to her Instagram Stories.  

Harper and Cruz both smiled as they sat atop stuffed toy animals in the wholesome throwback photo from when they were little. “Happy birthday Cruz, I love you so so much and words can not even describe how much I care for you, growing up with you has been one of the best things in the whole world,” the teen gushed about her older brother. 

Harper is the youngest of the Beckham brood alongside older brothers Brooklyn, 26, Romeo, 23, and Cruz, 21. She continued: “Seeing you come so far with your music has really inspired me and I hope you know that.”. She continued: “Seeing you come so far with your music has really inspired me and I hope you know that.”

Cruz has followed in his famous mum’s footsteps as a musician, releasing his recent single ‘For Your Love’ earlier this month and announcing in January that he is going on his debut tour in 2026. The tour kicks off on 25 February in Birmingham and will play shows across Europe in Cardiff, Glasgow, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, London and more, wrapping up at the end of March. “We r all so proud of u Cruz,” his mum Victoria cheered him on after the announcement. 

“Have the best day ever, you deserve the whole world,” Harper signed off her birthday tribute. Victoria seemed to be touched by her daughter’s message, reposting the private Instagram Story with a heart. “Your words,” she said to Harper alongside lots more pink heart emojis. 

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Victoria and David were among the first to celebrated their youngest son turning 21 on Friday with a video made up of footage from Cruz’s childhood. Despite the ongoing fallout with their eldest son Brooklyn, the couple included family photos and moments with Brooklyn in the montage. 

“Happy birthday @cruzbeckham…. we could not be prouder of the sweet, kind, talented young man you have become. You have worked so hard and learned your craft, the world is now your oyster. We love you so much!!!” Victoria gushed. 

David wrote: “Happy 21st birthday to my little boy , not so little anymore but the proudest thing that I am of you is the person and man that you have become , you are kind , considerate and fiercely loyal to your family , friends and everyone around you which makes you a very special person…”

“You are on your own journey in life and you are working hard and having fun which is what life is all about… We love you Cruzie and hope you have the most amazing day because you deserve to,” he continued, adding a sweet message for his wife Victoria: “Well done mum on bringing up another special young man”. 

Cruz’s older brother Romeo chimed in with some birthday love, posting several photos with Cruz to his Instagram Stories, including one of them in football jerseys when they were younger with their mum, who was sporting a blonde pixie cut at the time.

The 21-year-old girlfriend, singer-songwriter Jackie Apostel, 30, told Cruz “I beyond love you” in her own heartwarming made up of videos of Cruz singing, dancing and strumming a guitar.  

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, who is a long-time family friend and last week commented on the “very difficult” ongoing Beckham feud, wished Cruz a happy birthday on Instagram: “Happy birthday 21st Cruz your absolutely smashing it congrats, cracking performance on Sunday well done , you’ve worked so hard for it , lots of love Gordon,” he commented on Cruz’s social media post.