David Beckham will be knighted next week
David Beckham will be knighted next week
David Beckham will finally be awarded a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours list next week, reports The Sun.
His wife Victoria will be known as Lady Beckham as the England and Manchester United icon finally becomes a Sir after calls for years to see him given the honour. Beckham, who turned 50 back at the start of May, has been a British icon for years and had long been tipped to become another of football's Sirs.
Beckham, who played 115 times for England, has continued to make notable donations to charity. He has also struck up a firm friendship with King Charles. The monarch dropped a hint last month when Beckham greeted Charles and Queen Camilla at the Chelsea Flower Show.
Charles asked him: “You got it, didn’t you?” Before Beckham replied: “It was incredible, thank you. It was very kind.”
The now Inter Miami co-owner made his name in Manchester, rising through the ranks before becoming England captain. His goal that saw the Three Lions qualify for the World Cup in 2002 remains one of his greatest moments.
His profile exceeded football and he went on to play for the likes of Real Madrid, AC Milan and LA Galaxy before calling time on his career. Beckham remains adored by the public and actions, like queueing to pay his respects to Queen Elizabeth, only saw the love for him increase.
The 49-year-old had been kept waiting in his bid to earn a knighthood, after failing to add to the OBE award he was given back in 2003. Years ago shocking emails were leaked in 2017, which may have set him back in his goal to receive a knighthood.
He is said to have claimed he "didn't care about being knighted" - though the ex-midfielder has claimed some of the leaked emails had been doctored. The leaked emails claim Beckham said: "I expected nothing less. It’s a disgrace to be honest and if I was American I would of got something like this 10 years ago."
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