David Beckham's X-rated leaked emails made knighthood feelings clear amid new speculation

David Beckham has antecedently seen emails leaked which claimed helium didn't attraction astir getting knighted - but the Manchester United fable has been handed a boost for the adjacent New Year's Honours List

There is increasing speculation that David Beckham could yet onshore a knighthood successful the New Year's Honours List - contempt the shot icon erstwhile claiming helium "didn't attraction astir being knighted" successful leaked emails.

The erstwhile England captain, 49, received an OBE successful the Queen's Birthday Honours List successful 2003 but has been overlooked since then. But the Mirror has exclusively revealed that it is present being suggested that the 49-year-old could yet beryllium knighted aft increasing adjacent to the King successful caller months.

The King could bestow the honour connected Beckham arsenic portion of his New Year’s Honours list, successful a testament to his foundation enactment crossed the world. Beckham and his manner decorator woman Victoria were astonishment guests astatine a authorities banquet connected Tuesday nighttime successful honour of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and the archetypal of his 3 wives, Sheikha Jawaher.

Beckham was described successful royal circles arsenic “the cleanable guest” for the authorities occasion. However successful a engaged sports twelvemonth that has seen respective British athletes win astatine the Olympics, portion England's men's shot squad besides made the last of the Euros, the ex-Manchester United man's hold could good continue.

Back successful 2017, helium faced problems aft a damning acceptable of emails were leaked. In those emails, Beckham took purpose astatine the honours committee for omitting him. He called them "unappreciative c***s" and insisted that helium didn't "care astir being knighted".

He was besides alleged to person written: "I expected thing less. It's a disgrace to beryllium honorable and if I was American I would of [sic] got thing similar this 10 years ago."

Beckham appeared to instrumentality purpose astatine immoderate of those who person received honours, allegedly taking purpose astatine vocalist Katherine Jenkins, who received an OBE. Beckham is alleged to person written: "For what? Singing astatine the rugby and going to spot the troops." He aboriginal claimed that immoderate of the emails had been doctored and arsenic a effect were fake.

He remains a instrumentality favourite but immoderate of his decisions post-retirement person been questioned. He was caught up successful the Ingenious taxation avoidance strategy successful 2013, albeit helium was aboriginal cleared of wrongdoing and added backmost to the authoritative recommendations database 2 years ago.

In 2022 helium caused yet much contention erstwhile helium chose to instrumentality up an ambassador relation for Qatar up of the World Cup, for which helium is thought to beryllium paid £150million implicit 10 years. He was a large advocator of the gulf authorities hosting the tourney contempt their grounds of humans rights issues and stance connected homosexuality, taking portion successful respective advertisement videos.

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