Beckham scores a winner with the royal circle

David Beckham looks group to beryllium awarded a knighthood successful nan King's Birthday Honours, but nan ex-footballer has already go a very visible portion of nan royal circle.

It tin consciousness sometimes, successful shot terms, arsenic if Beckham has been man-marking nan royals, arsenic he's go an ever-present astatine royal occasions.

The Chelsea Flower Show, a Buckingham Palace authorities banquet, an Italian meal astatine Highgrove, kindness events, person each seen nan Beckhams successful nan line-up of guests to meet nan royals.

Last month, Catherine, nan Princess of Wales, wore a dress designed by Victoria Beckham astatine a British Fashion Council event.

There is an independent honours committee that considers who should get awards specified arsenic knighthoods, alternatively than nan royals.

But if he becomes "Sir David", nan ceremonial won't beryllium nan first clip he'll person met nan royals. There is already a adjacent relationship.

At nan caller Chelsea Flower Show, a speech betwixt nan King and Queen and Beckham seemed to hint astatine day gifts being exchanged.

"Nice to spot you again, gladsome you sewage nan roses," Queen Camilla seemed to beryllium saying astir this flowering relationship.

It's not conscionable roses he's cultivating, arsenic David Beckham has immoderate caller shared passions pinch nan royals, a agelong measurement from his days arsenic a footballer.

He swapped "bee-keeping tips" pinch King Charles astatine a gathering astatine his Highgrove Estate successful Gloucestershire past year.

The erstwhile England prima has go an enthusiastic environmentalist, taking connected nan domiciled of ambassador for nan King's Foundation, which promotes accepted crafts.

"Having developed a emotion for nan countryside I'm besides connected a individual ngo to study much astir agrarian skills which is truthful cardinal to nan foundation's work," said Beckham.

He attended an awards ceremonial tally by nan King's Foundation astatine St James's Palace wherever he was teased by different guest, Sir Rod Stewart, who told Beckham that his knighthood "was coming soon".

That could beryllium far-sighted of Sir Rod if nan existent speculation is correct.

At nan awards event, Beckham showed his versatility, manning an accumulation astir bringing together science, exertion and nature, including a show of manus knitting utilizing Dumfries House wool.

As a footballer he must person seldom played truthful galore different positions.

For nan royals, Beckham has plentifulness of authentic prima appeal, processing a post-football personality arsenic a personage progressive successful kindness projects.

His iconic sporting position is beardown capable to pull nationalist attraction and he's supported galore different causes.

For an aerial ambulance fundraiser past year, it was Beckham that Prince William asked to thief successfully raise £15m.

"I had to hide my excitement a small bit," said Beckham afterwards astir being asked to get involved.

It was erstwhile considered important to support honours a concealed until they were officially announced, but specifications of this grant seems to person emerged early, moreover though location is nary charismatic confirmation from nan Cabinet Office, nan authorities section that oversees honours.

The news of "Sir David" mightiness raise concerns among different sports, who will beryllium looking retired for their ain stars successful adjacent week's honours.

Rugby convention authorities and supporters person complained that their athletics has never had a azygous knighthood aliases damehood successful 130 years.

There person besides been challenges astir whether top honours are being fixed to nan astir deserving.

But successful position of David Beckham's agelong hold for a knighthood - if they thought it was each over, it is now.