Overview
- Several outlets report Beckham had been cleared for the 2022 New Year’s Honours List but the leak was cited as the reason the award did not proceed.
- The messages, dated 2017 and addressed to PR adviser Simon Oliveira, allegedly included derogatory remarks about the honours committee and questioned Katherine Jenkins’ OBE.
- A representative for Beckham called the coverage misleading and said it relied on private emails taken from a hacked third-party server.
- Beckham later received a knighthood in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours for services to sport and charity, saying he felt humbled by the recognition.
- The accounts are based on leaked material with no independent verification of authenticity cited, and records show Beckham was awarded an OBE in 2003.