Overview
- Beckham was invested at Windsor Castle and is now officially known as Sir David Beckham.
- He was named in the King’s Birthday Honours list and previously received an OBE in 2003.
- Victoria Beckham has adopted the courtesy title Lady Beckham and publicly praised the honour on Instagram.
- Reports have long linked a 2017 leaked‑emails saga to delays in a prior knighthood, a claim Beckham’s representatives reject as based on hacked and doctored material.
- The former England captain earned 115 caps, aided London’s 2012 Olympic bid, has been a UNICEF goodwill ambassador since 2005, and began working with The King’s Foundation in 2024.