David Beckham is finally to receive a knighthood after years of being snubbed
His fashion designer wife and ex-Spice Girls star will become Lady Victoria Beckham.
A Government spokeswoman told the Standard: “We do not comment on speculation on honours.“
Ex-Manchester United star Beckham has longed for a knighthood behind the scenes.
The news will also bring some joy to the family amid a rift with their eldest son Brooklyn and his wife Nicola Peltz.
Politicians and fellow sports stars have spent years calling for the man nicknamed “Golden Balls” to receive proper recognition.
Then-England football captain David Beckham stands with his wife, Victoria, as he shows off the OBE (Fiona Hanson/PA) (PA Archive)
The monarch appeared to drop a potential hint last month that Beckham’s wait was coming to an end.
At the Chelsea Flower Show, Charles saw he sported the King’s rose in his lapel and asked him: “You got it, didn’t you?”
Becks replied: “It was incredible, thank you. It was very kind.”
He was first put forward for a knighthood in 2011 after helping to secure the London 2012 Olympics.
The King and Queen meet David Beckham sporting a rose named after Charles during a visit to the Chelsea Flower Show (Paul Grover/Daily Telegraph/PA) (PA Wire)
But he was blocked from getting the title by the Honours Committee when caught up in a tax avoidance scheme along with many other stars.
Speculation the England legend was in line for a knighthood were raised when David and Victoria Beckham attended a state banquet for the Emir of Qatar at Buckingham Palace in December.
In June last year, Sir Rod Stewart teased the former midfielder that his title was “coming soon” in front of the King at a St James’s Palace function.
Of his joke at Beckham’s expense, Sir Rod told reporters at the event: “Someone has to lighten the atmosphere in the room you know – he’s a good sport.”
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