Arise, Sir David Beckham: Beckham Knighted by King Charles at Royal Windsor Ceremony
The football icon was bestowed with a honorary title at Windsor Castle on Tuesday. The former England captain, fifty, was one of the individuals accepting honours for his contributions to sport and philanthropy. In recent months, he expressed he was “extremely honored” of being acknowledged in the monarch's annual honors list.
Football Career Highlights
Beckham first appeared in England's top division for the Red Devils in 1995 and was a key member that secured a dramatic Champions League final victory in 1999 when they defeated Bayern Munich with two late goals.
Overall, he scored eighty-five scores and collected honours including multiple English championships and two FA Cups as a soccer professional, before ending his playing career in 2013. Alongside his football career, he has supported a variety of philanthropic initiatives, including acting as a goodwill ambassador for humanitarian aid organisation Unicef since the mid-2000s.
David Beckham, with his wife Victoria, after receiving his knighthood at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle.
Charitable and Other Roles
In the previous year, the sports star, who has referred to himself as a “huge royalist”, was appointed an ambassador for the royal educational charity, an non-profit organization established by the monarch in the early nineties. In the late nineties he was declared most stylish man of the year by GQ magazine and he has posed for companies such as the fashion retailer, Armani, and the luxury label.
Beckham married his wife Victoria in 1999 and the couple have a family of four kids together – Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz, and their daughter.
