David Beckham knighthood latest as huge achievement is tainted with sadness

Daily Mirror

12 hours ago

Sir David Beckham has reached many amazing achievements throughout his longstanding career in sport and showbiz – all of which are now likely to be topped by last night's announcement that he is to be knighted.
The 50 year old star, who is being recognised in the Kings Birthday Honours List for his services to Sport and Charity, has finally secured his long awaited knighthood. Speaking out about the incredible recognition, Sir David said he was "humbled" in a statement shared with the .
He said: "I'm so lucky to be able to do the work that I do and I'm grateful to be recognised for work that gives me so much fulfilment. It will take a little while for the news to sink in but I'm immensely proud and it's such an emotional moment for me to share with my family."
Sadly for the new Sir and Lady Beckham, the star's huge achievement has been tainted as the couple are currently embroiled in a sad fallout with their eldest son Brooklyn Peltz Beckham and his wife Nicola Peltz Beckham. And it appears that feud is still ongoing as Brooklyn appears to have snubbed his dad's huge achievement on his social media pages.
Despite Beckham's family heartache, the footie legend will undoubtedly see this moment in his life as one to remember – as he has wanted a knighthood for a long, long time. Stay tuned on our live blog as we give you all the updates from the reaction of Sir David's knighthood and what it now means for the megastar and his wife, formerly known as Posh and now titled Lady Victoria Beckham.
Romeo Beckham gushed over his pride for his dad in a sweet Instagram post, shared shortly after the news was released last night.
The 22 year old son of David and Victoria posted a photo of himself and his dad at David's 50th birthday celebration – which son Brooklyn was noticibly absent from – on his Instagram story. The image showed a smiling Romeo looking lovingly at his dad as David pulls a face at the camera.
"So so proud of you," Romeo gushed as he added four white heart emojis to the post.
Sir David, who was made an OBE in 2003 and has been in the running for a knighthood for more than a decade, said in a statement to the Mirror: "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. Off the pitch I have been fortunate to have the opportunity to represent Britain around the world and work with incredible organisations that are supporting communities in need and inspiring the next generation.
"I'm so lucky to be able to do the work that I do and I'm grateful to be recognised for work that gives me so much fulfilment. It will take a little while for the news to sink in but I'm immensely proud and it's such an emotional moment for me to share with my family."
Days after speculation of David's upcoming knighthood, the King's Birthday Honours List finally confirmed he has received the long-awaited title.
The ex-England and Manchester United player, who was given an OBE in 2003, said he was "immensly proud" for the gong to services to sport and charity. Sir David joins 1,215 recognised in the Honours List, including The Who singer Roger Daltrey, Hollywood icon Gary Oldman, TV legends Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly, and teenage darts sensastion Luke Littler.