Rise, Sir David: Football Legend Honoured by King Charles at Royal Windsor Ceremony
David Beckham received a honorary title at the historic royal residence on Tuesday. The ex-national team leader, fifty, was among those receiving awards for his services to sport and charity. Earlier this year, he expressed he was “immensely proud” of being acknowledged in the King’s birthday honours.
Football Career Highlights
Beckham first appeared in England's top division for the Red Devils in the mid-nineties and was part of the team that earned a thrilling European Cup win in 1999 when they defeated Bayern Munich with last-minute strikes.
Overall, he scored eighty-five scores and collected honours including six Premier League titles and two FA Cups as a footballer, before retiring from the sport in 2013. In addition to his sports endeavors, 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 being knighted at an investiture ceremony at the royal venue.
Charitable and Other Roles
Last year, Beckham, who has described himself as a “huge royalist”, was appointed an official representative for the royal educational charity, an educational charity founded by the monarch in the early nineties. In the late nineties he was named most stylish man of the year by GQ magazine and he has posed for brands like H&M, Armani, and Boss.
Beckham married his wife Victoria in 1999 and the couple have four children together – Brooklyn, the second son, the third child, and their daughter.
