Arise, Sir David Beckham: Beckham Knighted by the Monarch at Windsor Castle Investiture
David Beckham was bestowed with a honorary title at the historic royal residence on the weekday. The former England captain, fifty, was one of the individuals accepting honours for his services to sport and charity. In recent months, he expressed he was “immensely proud” of being acknowledged in the monarch's annual honors list.
Soccer Achievements
The player made his Premier League debut for Manchester United in 1995 and was a key member that secured a dramatic European Cup win in 1999 when they beat the German giants with two late goals.
Overall, he netted 85 goals and garnered accolades including multiple English championships and two FA Cups as a footballer, before retiring from the sport in the past decade. Alongside his football career, he has backed a variety of philanthropic initiatives, including acting as a goodwill ambassador for humanitarian aid organisation the United Nations Children's Fund since the mid-2000s.
David Beckham, with his wife Victoria, after receiving his knighthood at an investiture ceremony at the royal venue.
Philanthropy and Beyond
Last year, the sports star, who has referred to himself as a “huge royalist”, was appointed an official representative for the King’s Foundation, an educational charity founded by the King in the early nineties. In the late nineties he was declared most stylish man of the year by a leading publication and he has posed for brands like H&M, Armani, and Boss.
Beckham married his wife Victoria in the turn of the millennium and the couple have a family of four kids together – their eldest, Romeo, the third child, and Harper.
