English soccer star David Beckham was knighted by King Charles at Windsor Citadel on Tuesday.
Beckham obtained the glory primarily based on his contributions to sports activities and charity.
“This is without doubt my proudest moment,” Beckham, 50, stated. “I’ve been very obviously lucky in my career to have won what I’ve won and done what I’ve done, but to receive an honor like this, of a knight, is beyond anything that I ever thought that I would receive.”
He wore a grey go well with made by his spouse, Girl Victoria “Posh Spice” Beckham, who accompanied him Tuesday.
Beckham, who was a star midfielder for Manchester United — the place he gained the Premier League six instances — performed for Actual Madrid, L.A. Galaxy, Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan earlier than retiring in 2013. He additionally performed 115 video games for the English nationwide crew, 59 instances as captain.
He’s the one English soccer participant to attain at three completely different World Cups. The east London native additionally performed a pivotal function in bringing the 2012 Summer season Olympics to the British capital.
Former England footballer David Beckham comes out into the yard adopted by his spouse singer and designer Victoria Beckham (left) and his father Ted to pose for the media together with his medal after being appointed as a Knight Bachelor (Knighthood) for companies to sport and charity at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Citadel on Tuesday. (ANDREW MATTHEWS/POOL/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
He now co-owns the Main League Soccer crew Inter Miami.
Beckham has additionally been a goodwill ambassador for humanitarian assist group UNICEF since 2005, a associate with the UN’s youngsters’s fund and campaigned to eradicate malaria.
“All the things that I do, I do out of love,” he stated. “I don’t do it as a result of I’m compelled to do it, I don’t do it as a result of I’ve to do it, I do it as a result of it’s vital.
“To be honest, a young boy from the East End of London, born in Leytonstone, and here at Windsor Castle, being honored by His Majesty the King — the most important and the most respected institution in the world – it’s quite a moment,” he stated.
Nobel Prize-winning novelist Sir Kazuo Ishiguro and West Finish and Broadway musical performer Dame Elaine Paige had been among the many others honored at Tuesday’s ceremony.
