Sir Rod Stewart was in a jovial mood at a recent royal event, as he took a cheeky swipe at David Beckham and the sport star's lack of knighthood.
King Charles was delighted to welcome his new charity ambassador, Beckham, at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday night. The former England footballer, 49, was recently unveiled as an ambassador for the King's Foundation after he and Charles discovered a shared love of homegrown honey.
Other celebrities in attendance included Naomi Campbell, Sir Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster, and Sienna Miller. During a short speech, Stewart, who became a sir in 2016, joked: "Penny and I are so honoured to be ambassadors for the King's trust. I'm also wonderfully honoured to be a knight. David, yours is coming soon."
Of his joke at Beckham’s expense, Stewart went on reporters at the event: "Someone has to lighten the atmosphere in the room you know – he’s a good sport." Beckham is yet to comment on Stewart's quip.
Beckham was notably absent from the New Year's Honours list at the end of 2023, while other sporting heroes such as Mary Earps and Peter Shilton were celebrated. Beckham, 48, endured a gruelling 13-hour wait in line to pay his respects to Queen Elizabeth II back in 2022, yet he failed to catch the eye of King Charles for a nod in the 2024 honours.
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Despite being cleared of any wrongdoing after being implicated in the Ingenious tax avoidance scheme in 2013, and making it back onto the official recommendations list in 2022, leaked emails from 2017 might still be damaging Beckham's chance of becoming a sir. These leaks revealed Beckham's frustration with the honours committee, whom he branded "unappreciative c***s", and his indifference towards being knighted, stating, "I expected nothing less. It's a disgrace to be honest and if I was American I would of got something like this 10 years ago." Furthermore, he appeared to question the accolade given to Welsh singer Katherine Jenkins in 2014, furiously asking: "For what? Singing at the rugby and going to see the troops."
Sir Rod Beckham, King Charles and plain old David Beckham at the event on Tuesday (Getty Images)It's not just those pesky leaked emails putting a stop to Golden Balls becoming Sir David Beckham. The former England captain recently come under fire for his decision to take up an ambassador role in Qatar, netting him a cool £150 million over the course of a decade.
Comedian Joe Lycett even appealed to Becks to rethink this decision, creating a dramatic spectacle by acting like he was shredding £10,000 on stage last year before unveiling that it was a hoaxthat the cash had been donated to LGBTQ+ charities. Josh Cavallo, an Aussie football star and the only openly gay top-tier male player, reacted to his Man of the Year award win at the Attitude awards by playfully shouting " Take that David Beckham". The magazine, which put the former Manchester United star on its cover back in 2002, also threw shade at the recent blunder.
The rapid downfall of Beckham's status did not go unnoticed, as editor-in-chief Cliff Joannou reflected: "It's a reminder that being an advocate for not just LGBTQ+ rights, but women's rights, immigrant workers' rights... and any human rights should not be lip service. It's not a trend to boost a person's profile."
"Human rights are not a fashion statement, they are real issues that affect the livelihood of billions of vulnerable people around the country. Joe Lycett's prank worked to highlight the flippant attitude David Beckham has to human rights. And what price tag he had in order to turn a blind eye to the corruption that awarded Qatar the World Cup by Fifa. It all amounts to making this year's so-called 'beautiful game' a truly ugly moment for sport."
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