Rise, Sir David: Football Legend Honoured by the Monarch at Royal Windsor Ceremony
David Beckham received a honorary title at Windsor Castle on Tuesday. The ex-national team leader, 50, was among those receiving awards for his services to sport and charity. Earlier this year, he expressed he was “immensely proud” of being acknowledged in the King’s birthday honours.
Soccer Achievements
The player made his Premier League debut for Manchester United in the mid-nineties and was a key member that secured a dramatic Champions League final victory in the late nineties when they beat Bayern Munich with last-minute strikes.
Overall, he netted eighty-five scores and garnered accolades including multiple English championships and two FA Cups as a footballer, before ending his playing career in 2013. In addition to his sports endeavors, he has supported a number of charity causes, including serving as a charitable representative for global aid group the United Nations Children's Fund since the mid-2000s.
David Beckham, with his wife Victoria, after being knighted at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle.
Philanthropy and Beyond
In the previous year, the sports star, who has referred to himself as a “huge royalist”, was appointed an official representative for the King’s Foundation, an non-profit organization founded by the monarch in the early nineties. In the late nineties he was declared most stylish man of the year by a leading publication and he has modelled for companies such as the fashion retailer, Armani, and Boss.
David married his wife Victoria in 1999 and the couple have a family of four kids together – Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz, and their daughter.
