Arise, Sir David: Football Legend Honoured by King Charles at Windsor Castle Investiture

David Beckham was bestowed with a knighthood at Windsor Castle on Tuesday. The ex-national team leader, 50, was one of the individuals receiving awards for his services to athletics and charity. Earlier this year, he stated he was “extremely honored” of being recognised in the monarch's annual honors list.

Football Career Highlights

The player made his Premier League debut for Manchester United in the mid-nineties and was a key member that earned a thrilling European Cup win in 1999 when they beat Bayern Munich with last-minute strikes.

In total, he scored eighty-five scores and garnered accolades including six Premier League titles and two FA Cups as a footballer, before ending his playing career in the past decade. Alongside his football career, he has supported a variety of philanthropic initiatives, including acting as a charitable representative for global aid group the United Nations Children's Fund since the mid-2000s.

The celebrated athlete, with his wife Victoria, after receiving his knighthood at an honors event at Windsor Castle.

Philanthropy and Beyond

In the previous year, Beckham, who has described himself as a “huge royalist”, was appointed an ambassador for the King’s Foundation, an non-profit organization established by the monarch in the early nineties. In 1998 he was declared most stylish man of the year by a leading publication and he has modelled for brands like H&M, Armani, and Boss.

Beckham tied the knot with Victoria in 1999 and the pair have a family of four kids together – their eldest, the second son, the third child, and Harper.