Within hours of The Sun breaking the news recently that David would get his knighthood, social media was flooded with messages of congratulations.
Victoria Beckham and her kids have congratulated David Beckham for his long-awaited knighthood – but Brooklyn has so far remained silent, amid the family feud[/caption]
Romeo said he was ‘so so proud’ in his tribute[/caption]
David’s youngest son Cruz shared some kind words[/caption]
The footie legend, 50, becomes a ‘Sir’ in the King’s Birthday Honours list.
Meaning his Spice Girl wife Victoria will be known as Lady Beckham – and she “couldn’t be prouder.”
Victoria took to social media on Saturday to share a sweet photo hugging her husband, and planting a kiss on his cheek.
The fashion designer penned a lengthy caption, which read: “You’ve always been my knight in shining armour, but now it’s official. Sir @davidbeckham!!! What an honour, I couldn’t be prouder of you.
“Your dedication to the things that matter most — your country, your work, your passion, and most of all, your family — has never wavered.
“The way you’ve touched so many lives over the years with kindness and humility speaks volumes about the man you are and continues to inspire us everyday. But above all else, I’m so, so proud to call you mine. I love you so much xxxx”
Victoria wasn’t the only one of the Beckham clan to share their congratulations, with Romeo Beckham also posting on his social media.
He shared a black and white snap from David’s 50th birthday in May, and wrote: “So so proud of you,” followed by heart emojis.
Cruz Beckham also shared some kind words for his dad, and posted a photo of him sitting outdoors gazing at the camera.
David’s youngest son wrote: “I’m so proud dad I love you. Sir David Beckham has a nice ring to it.”
As of yet, David and Victoria’s eldest son, Brooklyn, hasn’t shared a message of congratulations publicly for his father.
But including all his family in his celebratory knighthood statement, David wrote: “Growing up in East London with parents and grandparents who were so patriotic and proud to be British I never could have imagined I would receive such a truly humbling honour.
“To have played for and captained my country was the greatest privilege of my career and literally a boyhood dream come true.
What do David Beckham’s tattoos mean?
Hands
Starting with the hands, and David Beckham has the word “Love” inked across the top of his left hand, with a swallow on either side.
This is joined by the numbers 723, a combination of the shirts he famously wore for Manchester United and later Real Madrid.
On his little finger, he has the year he was married.
Becks also has a small female-stick figure designed by his daughter Harper.
The devoted husband has “Posh” tattooed on a finger as a nod to wife Victoria Beckham’s Spice Girls nickname.
Arms
Becks has two sleeve tattoos on both his arms with the centrepieces paying tribute to his marriage to Victoria.
The most famous of his body art comes in the shape of her name along the inside of his forearm, which is inked in Sanskrit.
Both Posh and Becks have Hebrew tattoos, which they got to celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary.
The matching tatts translate to, “I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine”.
Meanwhile, Becks also has a separate rose inking on his left arm to mark the couple’s tenth anniversary.
Neck
One of Beckham’s most famous tattoos is on his neck, which is a gothic style cross and wings.
It is symbolic of to his religion and acts as a protective guardian of his son Romeo, whose name is tattooed just below the angel wings.
Beckham also has the name of his daughter, Harper, on the side of his neck.
This was later updated to include the words “Pretty Lady”, to mark her fourth birthday.
Back
Beckham’s back tattoos serve as tribute to his sons.
He has angel wings at the top as a sign of protection for them.
Becks has both his eldest on Brooklyn, and his youngest son Cruz’s names inked across his back.
Body
Beckham has a large chest tattoo that is an image of himself as Jesus, with three cherubs representing his sons, Brooklyn, Romeo, and Cruz.
The footy ace also has a vertical tattoo down his left side in Chinese symbols – this translates as “Death and life have determined appointments”.
Paying homage to his father, he has an inking of a ship at full mast – which is identical to the same one his dad has.
“It will take a little while for the news to sink in but I’m immensely proud and it’s such an emotional moment for me to share with my family.”
David’s exciting achievement comes after his 26-year-old Brooklyn, who lives in LA with wife Nicola Peltz, 30, was revealed to have no desire to speak to his parents or siblings after only learning about his dad’s knighthood in the press, an insider told Page Six.
The sourced said: “Brooklyn told his family he wants no contact and he’s not responding to those that try to connect.”
However, a source close to Brooklyn denied this and said, “this seems to be another deliberate attempt to misrepresent the truth, and it only serves to distract from this honor being bestowed on Brooklyn’s father.”
David was first put forward for a knighthood in 2011 after helping to secure the London 2012 Olympics.
But he was blocked from getting the title by the Honours Committee after becoming caught up in a tax avoidance scheme, along with many other stars.
His finances were cleared by the taxman at least four years ago – paving the way for him to finally get the coveted honour.
Just weeks ago we revealed how David and Victoria feel there might be no way to reconcile with their eldest child.
Brooklyn, who was a no-show at David’s star-studded 50th birthday celebrations last month, shared a video of himself and Nicola riding on his motorbike and wrote: “My whole world. I will love you forever. I always choose you baby.”
The footie legend, 50, becomes a ‘Sir’ in the King’s Birthday Honours list[/caption]
David Beckham and sons, Romeo, Cruz and Brooklyn[/caption]
Brooklyn is yet to publicly share a message of congratulations[/caption]
