David Beckham to become a knight in Charles III's birthday list

Lady Beckham will really get the last laugh when King William strips Meghan of her title.

Oh, brother.

The titled gentry in England will soon be indivisible from the characters in Bridgerton.

At least a knighthood cannot be passed down to your eldest son, so we will be spared a "Sir Brooklyn Beckham" some day.

He’s been denied it all these years because his tax dodges and cosying up to the vicious regime in Qatar. Nothing has changed, so I suspect this is driven by the government trying to appeal to the great unwashed. And making Victoria Lady Beckham is beyond satire.

Plus there was that leaked rant when Goldenballs used extremely unknightly language about the honours committee. His lust for the bling of the gong was desperate.

Judging by various recent photos The King has taken something of a shine to the ball-kicker, and of course William is a big football fan. And yes, each honours list needs something for the tabloids to splash. So arise Sir David - perhaps the most tattooed KBE ever.

What privileges does he get as a knight?

Or is it strictly ceremonial at this point?

He wins a Sub-Zero fridge and fish & chips for life.

I think I shall call her Lady Posh.

Remember when he was hot (despite the voice). Those Brits, when they hit a wall, they really hit a wall.

We can’t remember THAT far back…

Yeah, it's amazing how dried up and leathery he is now.

So he looks all the other lords and ladies—fits right in.

Knights get a 15% discount at Wimpy and free parking for three games at the Preston North End F.C.

[quote] The King has taken something of a shine to the ball-kicker, and of course William is a big football fan

Royalty are suckers for celebs, and vice-versa.

Now you know why cunting Beckham turned his back on Harry.

He was always thirsting for that royal title, and he knew that the only way that would happen, is to kiss William's arse.

Mission accomplished CHAV TRASH Posh and Becks! I hope you choke on your titles.

Victoria is not a Chav. Why do you think they call her Posh?

I don't care about Beckhams but this will frost Mr.s Harry's ass.

R15 What royal title? Knighthoods aren't royal titles.

Neither David nor Victoria Beckham are "chavs". Either you're an American pretending to be British or you're very, very stupid.

[quote]Knighthoods aren't royal titles.

If the Knighthood is announced in the King's birthday honours, and is bestowed at a royal palace by Charles or William, it isn't exactly devoid of royal association. It's not like being given a big gold key in the Oval Office before being fired.

R19 A knighthood isn't "royal association", you dim twat. We're not in the Tudor era.

It’s an honorarium from the royals.

I’d say that’s “associated.”

I decided too look it up.

1) You get called Sir.

2) You get a coat of arms

3) Letterhead

4) And you get invited to some big dinner every year

At last! screamed Victoria this morning from Chez Beckham.

Not in a while has a celeb couple thirsted so long and openly for a KBE. I wonder how much input William had into finally making this happen.

Castle Beckham!

FIFY

R21 They're nominated by the government. Royals have nothing to do with the process apart from the ceremony.

Tee hee. That’s funny!

He's been after this FOREVER.

[quote] If the Knighthood is announced in the King's birthday honours, and is bestowed at a royal palace by Charles or William, it isn't exactly devoid of royal association. It's not like being given a big gold key in the Oval Office before being fired.

[quote] It’s an honorarium from the royals. I’d say that’s “associated.”

Americans are so helpful!!!!

If it’s so meaningless for lack of royal relevance, why are y’all so thirsty for it? Too funny.

[quote]Royals have nothing to do with the process apart from the ceremony.

Ah, right. They're just the dutiful functionaries, like the clerks at a registry office.

R29. You are so stupid it’s impossible even to understand what you have typed. Too funny!!

Oh, so no one in the UK ever went begging for a knighthood? Do tell.

Don't make Beckham a knight until he has all those hideous tattoos removed. Gross.

Only the government nominates them? I thought the monarch had some input.

I asked Gemini "why had David Beckham been denied a knighthood until now" and it also helpfully explained why it's happening now:

[quote] Why it's happening now:

[quote] Despite these past controversies, Beckham has reportedly undertaken a "reputational rebuild" and increased his public engagement with the Royal Family and their charitable endeavors. Key factors that are now believed to have paved the way for his knighthood include:

[quote] Increased Charitable Work and Royal Alignment: Beckham has been a UNICEF ambassador for two decades and has become a prominent ambassador for the King's Foundation, actively supporting its education programs and environmental initiatives. Public Display of Royal Support: His visible and emotional participation in the 13-hour queue to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II lying in state in 2022 was widely praised and seen as a genuine display of loyalty.

[quote] Growing Friendship with the Royal Family: He has developed a clear rapport with King Charles and Prince William, attending royal events and reportedly exchanging pleasantries and even "beekeeping tips."

[quote] Long-Term Contributions: Beyond the controversies, his significant contributions to football, his role in securing the London 2012 Olympics, and his extensive charity work throughout his career have always been recognized.

[quote] Essentially, it appears that a combination of a sustained commitment to charitable work, a renewed public image, and a strengthened relationship with the monarchy have finally led to David Beckham being deemed worthy of a knighthood.

Short answer: THIRST!

But it has nothing to do with the royals. Not AT all.

R30 The Royals are glorified civil servants. They act on behalf of the government. They do what they're told. They're paid by the government to carry out royal duties. Only in some ridiculous American imagination is the King marching around demanding someone gets a knighthood.

Sure, Kate…er, Jan.

I don't normally do this, but I checked, and there's one, very insistent guy in this thread who simply will not tolerate anyone saying the royals are connected to the honor's system. Next, I expect him to take on Gemini, in my post above, because it points out that Beckham's increased closeness with the royal family helped him snag the knighthood.

Doesn’t the King have a few knighthoods he can dole out on his own?

Seems terribly unfair to make him do the dubbing and not let him give any away on his own.

R40 Hi. It's me.

I'm not going to take the word of some AI nonsense, and neither should you. Honours are not dished out on a whim by the King, Queen or anyone else royal. They're decided by the government. Please try to form an opinion not based on episodes of The Crown or AI crap. You just look silly.

Some bullshit about a garter… yea. Like a groom at a cheap wedding ;)

Silly?!

I AM silly. King of ALL silliness. Kneel, knave!

The purple paunch was an upcharge. Oy, these courtiers!

Garter Knights are a whole different category, immensely more grand than a mere KBE. Not many tattoos, I think, in the annual Garter Knights procession.

Oh r42 just gave himself away entirely (the whine about people finding their information about royalty from "The Crown" is always his dead giveaway) .

He's the infamous Anti-American British Royal Family Troll. He will use any thread about the British Royal family as an excuse to rag on how little Americans know about his favorite subject and why this makes them so inferior.

He is one of the most hostile DL trolls ever, right up there with Miss Helen Bedd.

I never watched the Crown. I don't give a rat's ass-- I already got my honors. King Charles called and gave it to me personally, and a Royal Messenger appeared on my doorstep in Texas with the seal and ceremonial sword.

I think it's just kindness by sentimental old Charles. He knows how desperate Beckham has been for this for years and years. At least this is the opposite of Trump SELLING pardons. It's just a kind gesture from an old king.

Beckham paid Labour good bitcoin for this. How dare you bring up donations.

R47 I'm quite touched to be called 'infamous'. I don't agree, but thank you.

I'm also not anti-American. I'd be on the wrong board if I were. I don't delete my cookies so my posting history will be available to anyone who wants to look me up. I just find the royal threads fascinating because we never talk about them in the UK and Americans get SO much wrong about the whole thing, yet think they're experts. I don't think that makes me a troll.

I hope you find a hobby soon x

Garter Knighthoods are handed out by the monarch, that's a personal honor that they alone control - no government input. I believe that the Thistle and Bath orders are also at their discretion.

UK KBEs, such as Beckham received, are decided by an Honours Committee. The monarch then hands them out. I may be wrong, but the monarch or PoW may sit on this Committee? and therefore have some sway with it.

[quote] I just find the royal threads fascinating because we never talk about them in the UK

Datalounge isn't "The US." It's a message board for discussing gossip and trashy celebrities. If British people don't discuss the royals in the context of trashy celebrity gossip, why does the DAILY MAIL, a UK tabloid, continually run features about the royal family? You might say, "They cater to a US audience." Then why do The Sun and The Daily Mirror, both rarely read by Americans, also run royal gossip features?

I agree that DL has an inordinate share of silly royal family threads, but that is not reflective of "Americans." It reflects the site's slant towards celebrity gossip.

[post redacted because linking to dailymail.co.uk clearly indicates that the poster is either a troll or an idiot (probably both, honestly.) Our advice is that you just ignore this poster but whatever you do, don't click on any link to this putrid rag.]

[quote]exchanging pleasantries and even "beekeeping tips."

Is everybody an amateur beekeeper now?

They should make a bee movie.

wow that one poster is unhinged! Nice to see sane people on this thread. And good for Becks, sounds like he deserves it. Will MM seethe? Wait and see!

Gawd - Chuck's HANDS! And that face!

But he does looks like a pic of a King torn out of a history book.

Can we get Jon Hamm to become a British subject, get married, and knighted, so we have someone we can call Lady Hamm?

David paid his dues, he did stand in line with the great unwashed for days and days to file past QEII's coffin.

Posh was called “Posh” because she was the only one of the Spice Girls who wasn’t totally working class - based on the fact that her dad had done well for himself with his electronics business and drove a Roller.

One of the Tatler journalists of the time delighted in calling her “Slightly Less Common Spice”, which always cracked me up.

But as the saying goes, better nouveau than no riche at all.

Lady MacBeckham

Posh was only awful for 20 years. she was actually charming when she first married David. then came the haughty cool and rather silly fashion plate years, but I think she may actually warm up again in her dotage.

[quote]Posh was only awful for 20 years.

Oh stop, Posh has been awful since time immemorial.

I do wonder what their arrangement is. He fucks everything with a pussy, yet she stays. I have no problem with these types of arrangements, but I do wonder what she gets out of it; maybe she's been holding out for this "lady" title all these years.

Victoria's fashion company lost millions every year for years. who do you think bankrolled it?

Victoria is from a nouveau riche family like the current Princess of Wales. She certainly isn’t considered upper class as class mobility isn’t associated with wealth like it is in the US. Her father owned and drove a Rolls Royce. I suppose if he had really been upper class, someone would have driven it for him.

R67 meet R61.

Americans have some strange ideas about the UK. It’s you who have the crazed despot firing demands. Here’s how it works.

You're wasting your time, R69. They think the King is waving a sword around bestowing lands and titles on anyone he likes, left, right and centre.

I don’t have any respect for the honours system. Too many retired political lackeys and sometimes very questionable big donors to political parties. Top honours are very rarely given to people who have actually given something to society.

It’s also high time for the word “Empire” to be retired from the decorations. There has not been an empire for decades, and its history of slavery and exploitation means the word itself is uncomfortable for many.

Victoria and David maybe aren’t chavs, but they are definitely trash.

🎶 If you wanna feel my armor, you gotta get with my friendsss.

R72 Who? Sir David and Lady Beckham.

I'm working on giving them a hereditary peerage. Perhaps a dukedom or marquessdom.

New hereditary peerages are no longer created.

R76 Certainly they are for the Royal Family. Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh was most recently given the hereditary peerage of Earl of Forfar by the late QEII in 2019 on the occasion of his birthday. The last non-royal hereditary peerage was given in 1984 to Prime Minister Harold Macmillan who became the 1st Earl of Stockton (his grandson is the 2nd/current Earl). Hereditary peers may no longer sit in the House of Lords, but there is no absolute prohibition in creating hereditary peerages that I am aware of. That said, it is no longer a common practice (particularly for non-royals).

[quote] Victoria is not a Chav. Why do you think they call her Posh?

Irony was not dead back then.

If i gave each man in this court everything he wanted i would have to give away half the world

and since half the world is not mine to give i give away titels,honors- high sounding but empty as the air.

R74, they are Sir and Lady Trash. They are royally trash.