At Windsor Castle on Tuesday, David Beckham was knighted by King Charles III for services to sport and charity. As announced last June , the former England captain, now 50, received a knighthood for his career.

The soccer star was deeply moved by the ceremony, which he declared his “proudest moment" in a lengthy Instagram caption , which he also expanded on in an interview with the Associated Press after the ceremony.

“Being an East London boy, growing up in Leytonstone, moving to Manchester and now stood here with His Majesty the King giving me a knighthood is something I could never have imagined happening to me," he said. "I’ve been lucky in my career to have won what I’ve won and done what I’ve done. But to receive an honor like this—of a knight—is beyond anything that I

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