“Through your journey, your work, and your commitment, you have woven a deep, sincere, and lasting bond with France,” Dati told the 51-year-old singer-turned-designer.

Brooklyn Beckham deepened a rift with his parents after writing on social media last week that they had tried to “ruin” his relationship with his wife.

In a highly personal post that confirmed a long-rumoured falling out, Brooklyn claimed Victoria Beckham “hijacked” his first dance on his wedding day and danced “inappropriately on me”.

Video of Monday’s ceremony by Paris Match magazine showed David Beckham and the rest of his clan looking on and applauding, with French fashion bosses Antoine Arnault and Francois-Henri Pinault.

The Order of the Arts and Letters is reserved for figures judged to have contributed to France’s cultural life and is separate to the more prestigious Legion of Honour (“Legion d’honneur”), the state’s top award.

President Emmanuel Macron decorated Louis Vuitton designer and rapper Pharrell Williams with a Legion of Honour last Friday at a private ceremony attended by US rappers Pusha T and Future.

Former England captain David Beckham received a knighthood from King Charles in November in what he called his “proudest moment”.

-Agence France-Presse