Rise, Sir David Beckham: Beckham Knighted by the Monarch at Windsor Castle Ceremony
The football icon received a knighthood at Windsor Castle on Tuesday. The former England captain, fifty, was one of the individuals receiving awards for his contributions to sport and philanthropy. In recent months, he expressed he was “immensely proud” of being acknowledged in the monarch's annual honors list.
Football Career Highlights
The player made his Premier League debut for Manchester United in the mid-nineties and was part of the team that secured a dramatic Champions League final victory in the late nineties when they beat the German giants with last-minute strikes.
Overall, he scored eighty-five scores and garnered accolades including six Premier League titles and two FA Cups as a soccer professional, before retiring from the sport in the past decade. In addition to his sports endeavors, he has supported a variety of philanthropic initiatives, including serving as a goodwill ambassador for humanitarian aid organisation Unicef 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
In the previous year, Beckham, who has referred to himself as a “devoted monarchist”, was appointed an ambassador for the royal educational charity, an non-profit organization established by the monarch in 1990. In the late nineties he was named top fashion icon by a leading publication and he has modelled for companies such as H&M, Armani, and Boss.
Beckham married his wife Victoria in 1999 and the couple have four children together – their eldest, the second son, the third child, and their daughter.
