🔗 Share this article Rise, Sir David: Beckham Knighted by the Monarch at Royal Windsor Investiture David Beckham received a knighthood at the historic royal residence on the weekday. The ex-national team leader, fifty, was among those accepting honours for his services to sport and charity. Earlier this year, he stated he was “extremely honored” of being acknowledged in the King’s birthday honours. Football Career Highlights Beckham made his Premier League debut for the Red Devils in 1995 and was part of the team that earned a dramatic Champions League final victory in the late nineties when they beat the German giants with last-minute strikes. In total, he netted eighty-five scores and garnered accolades including multiple English championships and domestic cup wins as a footballer, before ending his playing career in 2013. In addition to his sports endeavors, he has backed a number of charity causes, including serving as a charitable representative for humanitarian aid organisation the United Nations Children's Fund since 2005. The celebrated athlete, with his wife Victoria, after receiving his knighthood at an investiture ceremony at the royal venue. Philanthropy and Beyond In the previous year, Beckham, who has described himself as a “huge royalist”, was named an official representative for the King’s Foundation, an non-profit organization established by the monarch in the early nineties. In the late nineties he was named most stylish man of the year by a leading publication and he has modelled for companies such as H&M, the Italian designer, and the luxury label. Beckham married his wife Victoria in the turn of the millennium and the couple have a family of four kids together – Brooklyn, Romeo, the third child, and their daughter.