Rise, Sir David Beckham: Football Legend Honoured by King Charles at Royal Windsor Ceremony
The football icon received a knighthood at Windsor Castle on Tuesday. The former England captain, 50, was among those accepting honours for his contributions to sport and charity. In recent months, he stated he was “immensely proud” of being acknowledged in the King’s birthday honours.
Soccer Achievements
The player first appeared in England's top division for Manchester United in 1995 and was part of the team that secured a dramatic European Cup win in the late nineties when they beat the German giants with last-minute strikes.
Overall, he netted 85 goals and garnered accolades including multiple English championships and two FA Cups as a soccer professional, before retiring from the sport in 2013. Alongside his football career, he has backed a variety of philanthropic initiatives, including serving as a charitable representative for humanitarian aid organisation the United Nations Children's Fund since 2005.
The celebrated athlete, with his wife Victoria, after receiving his knighthood at an honors event at the royal venue.
Charitable and Other Roles
In the previous 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 King in 1990. In the late nineties he was declared top fashion icon by GQ magazine and he has posed for brands like the fashion retailer, Armani, and Boss.
Beckham married his wife Victoria in the turn of the millennium and the couple have four children together – their eldest, the second son, the third child, and Harper.
