David Beckham has accepted an invitation from the King to attend a dinner after severing ties with Prince Harry. The former England star is ...
David Beckham has accepted an invitation from the King to attend a dinner after severing ties with Prince Harry.
The former England star is dining with Charles to talk about the possibility of him becoming an ambassador for the Prince's Foundation, a charity founded by the King in order to help provide skills to young people.
Mr Beckham has previously held a similar role representing Invictus Games, the multi-sport competition for sick and injured servicemen and women founded by Prince Harry in 2014.
But the ex-footballer has since distanced himself from the Duke of Sussex after he and wife Meghan relocated to the US and stepped back as senior royals in 2020.
Sources close to Mr Beckham say that he is hoping for a honour such as a knighthood, the Sun reported.
He was awarded an OBE back in June 2003 for services to football.
More recently in 2017, his wife Victoria received the same honour for her contribution to fashion.
The 48-year-old's chances of being knighted were previously blighted after he was one of 1,000 people caught up in the scandal involving Ingenious films, including former teammate Wayne Rooney, who all lost their case to overturn a £700million bill of avoided tax in 2017.
It's possible that Mr Beckham will meet King Charles at the Foundation's base, Dumfries House, in east Ayrshire, Scotland.
A source suggested that the meeting would be an opportunity for the King to 'suss out' Mr Beckham and find out in what areas they could work together.
