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 ex-national team leader, 50, was one of the individuals accepting honours for his services to athletics and philanthropy. In recent months, he stated he was “extremely honored” of being recognised in the monarch's annual honors list.
Football Career Highlights
The player made his Premier League debut for Manchester United in 1995 and was a key member that earned a thrilling European Cup win in the late nineties when they defeated the German giants with last-minute strikes.
In total, he netted eighty-five scores and collected honours including six Premier League titles and two FA Cups as a footballer, before retiring from the sport in the past decade. In addition to his sports endeavors, he has backed a number of charity causes, including serving as a charitable representative for global aid group Unicef since 2005.
The celebrated athlete, accompanied by his spouse, after being knighted at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle.
Philanthropy and Beyond
Last year, Beckham, 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 monarch in the early nineties. 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 1999 and the couple have four children together – Brooklyn, the second son, the third child, and their daughter.
