Rise, Sir David Beckham: Beckham Knighted by the Monarch at Windsor Castle Investiture
The football icon received a knighthood at the historic royal residence on Tuesday. The former England captain, 50, was one of the individuals receiving awards for his services to athletics and charity. In recent months, he expressed he was “immensely proud” of being recognised in the monarch's annual honors list.
Soccer Achievements
Beckham 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 1999 when they beat the German giants with two late goals.
Overall, he netted eighty-five scores and collected honours including multiple English championships and domestic cup wins as a footballer, before ending his playing career in the past decade. Alongside his football career, he has supported a number of charity causes, including acting as a goodwill ambassador for global aid group Unicef since the mid-2000s.
David Beckham, accompanied by his spouse, 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 “devoted monarchist”, was named an official representative for the royal educational charity, an non-profit organization established by the monarch in the early nineties. In 1998 he was named most stylish man of the year by GQ magazine and he has posed for companies such as H&M, Armani, and Boss.
David married his wife Victoria in 1999 and the pair have a family of four kids together – their eldest, the second son, Cruz, and their daughter.
