Rise, Sir David Beckham: Beckham Knighted by the Monarch at Royal Windsor Investiture
The football icon received a knighthood at Windsor Castle on Tuesday. The ex-national team leader, 50, was among those receiving awards for his contributions to athletics and philanthropy. Earlier this year, he expressed he was “immensely proud” of being recognised in the monarch's annual honors list.
Soccer Achievements
The player first appeared in England's top division for the Red Devils in 1995 and was part of the team that secured a dramatic Champions League final victory in 1999 when they beat the German giants with two late goals.
Overall, he scored eighty-five scores and collected honours including multiple English championships and domestic cup wins as a soccer professional, before ending his playing career in 2013. Alongside his football career, he has backed a variety of philanthropic initiatives, including serving as a charitable representative for humanitarian aid organisation Unicef since the mid-2000s.
The celebrated athlete, with his wife Victoria, after being knighted at an investiture ceremony at the royal venue.
Philanthropy and Beyond
Last year, the sports star, who has referred to himself as a “huge royalist”, was named an official representative for the King’s Foundation, an educational charity established by the King in the early nineties. In 1998 he was declared top fashion icon by GQ magazine and he has modelled for brands like H&M, the Italian designer, and Boss.
Beckham married his wife Victoria in the turn of the millennium and the couple have a family of four kids together – their eldest, the second son, the third child, and their daughter.
