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The football icon was bestowed with a honorary title at the historic royal residence on the weekday. The former England captain, fifty, was one of the individuals receiving awards for his services to sport and philanthropy. Earlier this year, he expressed he was “extremely honored” of being acknowledged in the monarch's annual honors list.

Soccer Achievements

Beckham made his Premier League debut for Manchester United in 1995 and was a key member that earned a dramatic Champions League final victory in the late nineties when they beat the German giants with two late goals.

In total, he scored 85 goals and collected honours including six Premier League titles and two FA Cups as a soccer professional, before ending his playing career in the past decade. In addition to his sports endeavors, he has backed a number of charity causes, including acting as a goodwill ambassador for humanitarian aid organisation Unicef since 2005.

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

Charitable and Other Roles

In the previous year, the sports star, who has described himself as a “huge royalist”, was named an official representative for the royal educational charity, an educational charity established by the monarch in 1990. In the late nineties he was named most stylish man of the year by GQ magazine and he has posed for companies such as H&M, Armani, and Boss.

David married his wife Victoria in 1999 and the couple have a family of four kids together – Brooklyn, Romeo, the third child, and their daughter.