David Beckham opens up on emotional meeting with his mum - and makes lighthearted joke about his dad - after he is FINALLY awarded knighthood
Sir David Beckham has opened up on an emotional meeting with his mum after finally being awarded a knighthood.
The former England captain said he 'never could have imagined I would receive such a truly humbling honour', as his Spice Girl wife Victoria also became Lady Beckham.
Beckham had previously missed out when a 'red flag' from the taxman blocked him becoming a Sir in 2014.
Leaked emails suggested he had savaged the nominations committee as 'unappreciative ****s' and branded their decision 'a disgrace, to be honest', although his office subsequently insisted they had been doctored by a hacker.
But that was all behind him last week as Sir David proudly led the King's Birthday Honours list recognising 1,200 people from community champions to cultural icons.
Now, the 50-year-old has taken to social media to share an outing with his mum Sandra, 76, and sister Joanne, 43, and detailed how much the honour meant to his parents.
Beckham shared a photo of the trio out for lunch at Tony's Traditional Pie & Eel House in Essex, with the newly-knighted star at the front, Sandra next to him and Joanne opposite.
All three of them seemed ready to tuck into pie and mash, with Sandra donning a huge grin across her face following the achievements of her son.
'Lunch with mum, haven't seen her since the news,' Beckham captioned the post, accompanied by a welling up emoji, in a post to his 88.1million followers.
'Mum cried when she arrived, cried during lunch and cried when I was leaving x Special moment for us all. Love you mum x.'
Earlier this year, Sandra took to Instagram to post a video of a young David crawling for the camera, writing: 'My world... love you lots xx' to mark his 50th birthday.
David also revealed that Sandra 'burst into tears' when he was named a King's Foundation ambassador at the start of the year.
The former footballer, who has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for 20 years, received the Crystal Award for his ongoing commitment to improving the living conditions of young children.
It was also revealed that David was 'addicted' to Victoria when they first started dating, with a worried Sandra forced to try and intervene.
He detailed how the meeting was a 'special moment for us all' after revealing his family were 'so patriotic and proud to be British'
The day before Sir David was knighted, meanwhile, he was seen chatting with the King at a St James's Palace ceremony for the monarch's foundation. He has been made a knight for his services to sport and to charity.
He said: 'Growing up in east London with parents and grandparents who were so patriotic and proud to be British I never could have imagined I would receive such a truly humbling honour.
'To have played for and captained my country was the greatest privilege of my career and literally a boyhood dream come true.'
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