She accompanied him to the ceremony at Windsor, west of London, along with his parents, Ted and Sandra.<\/p>\n
Beckham has been known as \u201cSir David\u201d since the honour was announced in June while Victoria, a former member of the Spice Girls, became \u201cLady Beckham\u201d.<\/p>\n
Asked whether he managed to speak to Charles during the ceremony, Beckham said Charles had been \u201cquite impressed with my suit\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s kind of the most elegantly dressed man that I know, so he inspired quite a few of my looks over the years and he definitely inspired this look.<\/p>\n
\u201cI looked at old pictures of him when he was quite young in morning suits and I was like, okay, that\u2019s what I want to wear, so I gave it to my wife and she did it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Beckham added that receiving the honour was particularly special for him as he had \u201calways been a huge fan of the monarchy\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been very obviously lucky in my career to have won what I\u2019ve won and done what I\u2019ve done but to receive an honour like this, of a knight, is beyond anything that I ever thought that I would receive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Beckham\u2019s knighthood is the culmination of years of tireless efforts to transcend football and turn himself into a global icon at the intersection of sport, fashion and business.<\/p>\n
He was believed to have been on the verge of receiving a knighthood after helping London win its bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games.<\/p>\n
But UK authorities placed a red flag on his nomination because of his involvement in an alleged tax avoidance scheme, according to previous reports. He was subsequently cleared.<\/p>\n
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