Arise, Sir David Beckham: Football Legend Honoured by the Monarch at Windsor Castle Ceremony
David Beckham was bestowed with a honorary title at Windsor Castle on the weekday. The former England captain, 50, was among those receiving awards for his services to sport and charity. In recent months, he expressed he was “immensely proud” of being recognised in the monarch's annual honors list.
Football Career Highlights
The player first appeared in England's top division for the Red Devils in 1995 and was part of the team that earned a dramatic European Cup win in 1999 when they defeated the German giants with two late goals.
In total, he scored eighty-five scores and collected honours including six Premier League titles 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 the mid-2000s.
David Beckham, 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 described himself as a “huge royalist”, was appointed an official representative for the royal educational charity, an non-profit organization established by the King in the early nineties. In 1998 he was declared most stylish man of the year by a leading publication and he has posed for companies such as H&M, Armani, and the luxury label.
Beckham tied the knot with Victoria in 1999 and the pair have a family of four kids together – their eldest, Romeo, Cruz, and their daughter.
