Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz have enlisted the expertise of a legal eagle previously retained by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, amid lingering tensions within the Beckham clan, as insider knowledge from PEOPLE reveals. The 26-year-old Beckham and his 30-year-old spouse Peltz are reportedly being advised by Jenny Afia, a top-notch lawyer from the prestigious Schillings firm, as first reported by the Daily Mail.
Representatives for the couple declined to offer any comment, while a legal insider shared with PEOPLE, "There's absolutely no tie-up with Meghan and Harry. Schillings is a highly esteemed firm with a diverse clientele." The source further added, "Ironically, the inaccurate reporting underscores precisely why individuals seek legal counsel—to set the record straight and counteract the dissemination of deliberate falsehoods."
According to the Mail, Beckham and Peltz, who exchanged vows in 2022, have engaged this esteemed lawyer to navigate their "reputation management" challenges. Afia previously defended Meghan in her privacy and copyright infringement lawsuit against the Mail on Sunday's publishers and was featured in the BBC documentary, The Princes and the Press. During that time, with Meghan's consent, the lawyer addressed allegations that the Duchess of Sussex had bullied her staff post-marriage to Harry—claims her office has consistently denied over the years.
This revelation follows a recent dinner party in Montecito, California, where Beckham and Peltz rubbed shoulders with Harry and Meghan last month. PEOPLE understands that the dinner was a group gathering hosted by Brian Robbins, CEO of Paramount Pictures, and his wife, Tracy Robbins, close friends of Meghan and Harry. It's noteworthy that the couple was not personally invited by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
"Brooklyn and Nicola were invited before David's numerous global birthday bashes, so the timing is sheer coincidence," a source exclusively told PEOPLE. Elaborating, the source said, "Though it was an intimate affair, there were several other guests, including VIPs and film executives. Brooklyn and Nicola had an exhilarating evening and found Harry and Meghan to be incredibly kind, compassionate, and magnanimous."
