Overview
- Beckham knelt at Windsor Castle as the King tapped his shoulders with a sword, calling the investiture his greatest moment of pride.
- He received the title for services to sport and charity, including two decades of work with UNICEF and campaigning against malaria.
- The 50-year-old earned 115 England caps, scored in three World Cups, won the 1999 treble with Manchester United, and is now co-owner of Inter Miami.
- The knighthood was announced in the King’s Birthday Honours in June, building on an OBE awarded to Beckham by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003.
- Victoria Beckham attended, created his tailored morning coat, and by tradition is styled Lady Victoria, while the ceremony also recognised Kazuo Ishiguro and Elaine Paige.