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The football icon received a honorary title at Windsor Castle on the weekday. The former England captain, fifty, was among those accepting honours 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

The player made his Premier League debut for Manchester United in the mid-nineties and was part of the team that earned a dramatic Champions League final victory in 1999 when they defeated Bayern Munich 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 2013. Alongside his football career, he has supported a variety of philanthropic initiatives, including serving as a goodwill ambassador for global aid group the United Nations Children's Fund since the mid-2000s.

The celebrated athlete, accompanied by his spouse, after being knighted at an honors event at the royal venue.

Philanthropy and Beyond

In the previous year, Beckham, who has described himself as a “devoted monarchist”, was named an official representative for the royal educational charity, an non-profit organization established by the King in the early nineties. In the late nineties he was named top fashion icon by GQ magazine and he has modelled for companies such as H&M, Armani, and the luxury label.

Beckham married his wife Victoria in 1999 and the pair have four children together – Brooklyn, the second son, the third child, and Harper.