Arise, Sir David Beckham: Football Legend Honoured by King Charles at Royal Windsor Investiture
David Beckham received a knighthood at Windsor Castle on the weekday. The former England captain, fifty, was one of the individuals receiving awards for his services to sport and charity. In recent months, he stated he was “extremely honored” of being acknowledged in the monarch's annual honors list.
Football Career Highlights
Beckham made his Premier League debut for Manchester United in 1995 and was part of the team that earned a dramatic European Cup win in 1999 when they beat the German giants with two late goals.
In total, he netted 85 goals and collected honours including six Premier League titles and domestic cup wins as a soccer professional, before ending his playing career in 2013. Alongside his football career, he has supported a variety of philanthropic initiatives, including serving as a charitable representative for humanitarian aid organisation the United Nations Children's Fund since the mid-2000s.
David Beckham, with his wife Victoria, after being knighted at an honors event at the royal venue.
Charitable and Other Roles
Last year, the sports star, who has referred to himself as a “huge royalist”, was named an official representative for the royal educational charity, an educational charity founded by the monarch in the early nineties. In 1998 he was named top fashion icon by a leading publication and he has posed for companies such as H&M, Armani, and the luxury label.
Beckham married his wife Victoria in the turn of the millennium and the pair have four children together – Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz, and Harper.
