When David Beckham receives his knighthood, he makes an incredible vow to change the UK.
Sir David Beckham has vowed to use his knighthood “for the good of the UK” as he received the honour from the King. Friends of the star said he would not “sit idly back” and plans to accelerate his charity work, and “try and make a difference.”
The friend continued, “Some celebrities get a knighthood, and you don’t hear from them again. But David wants to use this incredible honor to promote the causes he supports and raise their profile. He is determined to return the UK.
The football star, 50, who was recognised for his services to sport and charity in a ceremony at Windsor Castle, has described accepting the honour as the “proudest moment” of his career. Sir David has supported a number of charity causes, including serving as a goodwill ambassador for humanitarian aid organisation Unicef since 2005.
He was appointed an ambassador for The King’s Foundation, a 1990-founded educational organization, last year. And he remarked about his charitable work after the ceremony, which included his wife Lady Victoria and his parents: “All the things I do, I do, I do out of love.”
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“I don’t do it because I have to do it, I don’t because I have to because I have to do it,” said Sir David. My work, in my opinion, will never end. My job is enjoyable. I was raised with the right values to respect people, and that will continue.
When he was awarded the knighthood, the former England captain donned a grey three-piece suit made by his wife. Lady Victoria accompanied him while wearing a pointed-toed, ruched navy Bela Midi dress from her own collection.
The pair smiled together for photographs in the courtyard with Lady Victoria looking up proudly at her husband before posing with his parents, Ted and Sandra Beckham.
Asked whether he managed to speak to Charles during the ceremony, Sir David said: “He was quite impressed with my suit. “He’s kind of the most elegantly dressed man that I know, so he inspired quite a few of my looks over the years and he definitely inspired this look. It was something that my wife made me.
When I looked at old photos of him wearing morning suits when he was a young man, I said, “OK, that’s what I want to wear,” so I gave it to my wife, and she did. He claimed that he had always been a huge fan of the monarchy and that he had “always felt emotional about the knighthood” since he was recognized in the King’s Birthday Honours earlier this year.
“I’ve been very obviously lucky in my career to have won what I’ve won and done what I’ve done but to receive an honour like this, of a knight, is beyond anything that I ever thought that I would receive,” Sir David said. “To be honest, a young boy from the east end of London, born in Leytonstone, and here at Windsor Castle, being honoured by His Majesty the King – the most important and the most respected institution in the world – it’s quite a moment. This is without doubt my proudest moment.” He added that it was a “huge honour” to be recognised for both his sporting career and for the philanthropic work he has done since he was “probably 17”.
Sir David said that when he first described his drive, he soon realized how important it was for people to listen to him and how that aided in the development of charities. People listen to me, “he said,” and I believe that is primarily due to the careers I’ve had, the teams I’ve played for, the victories I’ve won, and the respect I’ve earned throughout my career. And I believe it to be a very useful tool for charitable work. I quickly realized that through things I said and things I got involved in, and I think that’s why it’s so important to me.
Sir David married his wife Victoria in 1999 and the couple share four children together – Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and Harper. Yesterday Romeo paid tribute on social media to his father. He said: “No-one deserves this more than you, love you so much…congrats Sir dad.”Sir David made his Premier League debut for Manchester United in 1995 and was part of the team that earned a dramatic Champions League final victory in 1999 when they beat Bayern Munich with two late goals.
Source: Mirror
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