Beckham dad: Rif t's rubbish.

DAVID Beckham's dad has denied a rift with his son over the family's Christmas celebrations.

But Ted Beckham failed to quell rumours of a bust-up over spending Christmas Day with the England captain, his wife, Victoria, and their sons, Brooklyn and Romeo.

Ted admitted he had not been invited to the couple's Hertfordshire mansion and did not know when he'd see them.

He said: 'I will definitely be seeing them over Christmas, although I'm not sure when yet.

'There isn't any rift. I will be going to Romeo's christening as well, so there's no problem there.'

He also denied there were any bad feelings over singer Elton John and actress Liz Hurley being asked to be godparents.

Victoria's brother and sister were also chosen but none of David's family were asked.

But Ted said: 'I don't mind if I'm not a godparent. It doesn't bother me if they want Elton John or Liz Hurley. Elton is an all right fella.'

Asked about reports that he can't get to see Real Madrid star David play as much as he would like because he has to pay for his own air fares to Spain,Ted replied: 'I go and see him whenever I like.

'It's nothing to do with anyone how I get there.That's up to me.'

Ted hit out amid revelations that David and Victoria's butler and housekeeper, husband and wife John and Nikki Giles-Larkin, both 29, had walked out of their jobs last Friday.

Friends said the work was 'putting a strain on their lives' and that Posh was 'always making demands' on Mr Giles-Larkin.

One of their friends said: 'John loved working for David but found it less easy to work with Victoria.'

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