Rise, Sir David Beckham: Football Legend Honoured by the Monarch at Royal Windsor Ceremony

The football icon was bestowed with a honorary title at Windsor Castle on Tuesday. The ex-national team leader, fifty, was among those accepting honours for his services to athletics and charity. In recent months, he stated he was “immensely proud” of being acknowledged in the monarch's annual honors list.

Football Career Highlights

The player first appeared in England's top division for the Red Devils in the mid-nineties and was a key member that earned a thrilling European Cup win in 1999 when they beat the German giants with two late goals.

Overall, he scored eighty-five scores and garnered accolades including six Premier League titles and two FA Cups as a footballer, before retiring from the sport in 2013. In addition to his sports endeavors, he has supported a number of charity causes, including acting as a charitable representative for global aid group the United Nations Children's Fund since 2005.

The celebrated athlete, accompanied by his spouse, after receiving his knighthood at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle.

Charitable and Other Roles

Last year, Beckham, who has described himself as a “huge royalist”, 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 a leading publication and he has modelled for brands like the fashion retailer, the Italian designer, and Boss.

David tied the knot with Victoria in 1999 and the couple have four children together – Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz, and Harper.