Born and raised in the East End of London, Beckham’s early dream was simple: to become a professional footballer. He joined Manchester United as a youth player and went on to make 394 appearances for the club, scoring 85 goals.
For the national side, he earned 115 caps for England national football team and captained them on 59 occasions.
His reputation for precision free-kicks, crossing ability, and unwavering work rate turned him into one of football’s most recognisable figures ,he also owns Intermiami by the way. The honours system in the UK awards people for “services to” their field either sport, charity, arts, public service, or other domains.
Beckham’s knighthood was awarded “for services to sport and charity.
His charitable work includes a long-standing involvement with UNICEF and his role as an ambassador for the The King’s Foundation.
At Windsor Castle, the former Manchester United and England star was accompanied by his wife – now known as Lady Beckham and his parents, Ted and Sandra Beckham knelt before King Charles, who tapped him with a sword and declared him a Knight Bachelor.
He described the moment as “without doubt my proudest moment,” noting he had grown up with “such a humble background” and had “always wanted to be a professional footballer.
Others honoured on Tuesday included Nobel Prize-winning novelist Sir Kazuo Ishiguro and West End star Dame Elaine Paige. Sir Kazuo, whose books include 1989’s The Remains of the Day and 2005’s Never Let Me Go, for which he won the Man Booker Prize, was made a Companion of Honour. Evita star Dame Elaine received her honour for services to music and charity, she told the BBC of her honour: “To be given it for doing something you love doing and to have the privilege of being able to do, and be passionate about it, is a stroke of luck, I think.”
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