Former England boss Gareth Southgate receives knighthood from Prince William at Windsor Castle
As England boss, Southgate led the Three Lions to the finals of Euro 2020 and 2024 as well as the semi-final of the World Cup in 2018.
Southgate becomes the fourth England manager to be knighted, after Sir Walter Winterbottom, Sir Alf Ramsey and Sir Bobby Robson.
Following the 2-1 final defeat to Spain at Euro 2024, Southgate stepped down as England manager after eight years in charge.
Southgate was succeeded by Thomas Tuchel, who has been tasked with delivering World Cup glory next summer in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
In total, Southgate took charge of 102 matches as England boss and is the only manager of the men’s team to lead them to two major tournament finals.
The Euro 2020 final, held in 2021, ended in a heartbreaking penalty shoot-out defeat to Italy at Wembley.
England fell short at the final hurdle against last summer with a narrow defeat to Spain in the Euro 2024 showpiece in Germany.
Southgate had earned praise for boosting the fortunes of the national team during his tenure.
After early exits at previous World Cups, Southgate took England to the last four of the 2018 tournament in Russia before an extra-time defeat against Croatia.
England ultimately finished fourth in the tournament to mark their second best finish at the World Cup - joint with 1990 - since claiming the trophy back in 1966.
