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THE 50-YEAR-OLD STAR - WHO CELEBRATED THE MILESTONE BIRTHDAY ON MAY 2ND - HAS BEEN TIPPED TO BE MADE SIR DAVID BECKHAM FOR YEARS 08:11, 21 May 2025 David Beckham says receiving a knighthood

would be an "unbelievable honour". The 50-year-old star - who celebrated the milestone birthday on May 2nd - has been tipped to be made Sir David Beckham for years, but the title

has eluded him thus far. The former England football skipper has been a UNICEF ambassador for 20 years, and some have questioned why he is yet to receive a knighthood for his services to

football and charity work. He told Time Magazine: "I’ve heard people in the media talk about it’s something that I really, really want, and of course, it would be an unbelievable

honour. "If it happens at some point, amazing. If it doesn’t, there’s nothing I can do about it." During his playing days, David won 115 caps for England, and he captained the

Three Lions 59 times. While he is now a co-owner of Inter Miami CF and Salford City FC, David still misses his playing and training days. Article continues below He explained: "There’s

a lot of players that say, ‘Oh, well, I miss the locker room. I miss the banter.' I don’t miss any of that, because I have that with my family and with my friends. I miss training every

day. "I miss playing every weekend. Every day, I wake up, and I feel like something’s missing. Even at 50 years old, in my head, I can still play." It comes after the King walked

with a shepherd’s crook as he toured the Chelsea Flower Show with the Queen and saw a rose named in his honour. Charles and Camilla indulged their passion for gardening during their annual

visit to the world-famous horticultural attraction, chatting to cutting-edge designers and first-timers like David Beckham. David wore a King’s Rose in his button hole, a new bloom bred by

rose producer David Austin in support of the King’s Foundation, when he met the King and his wife outside Charles’ Highgrove pop-up shop with fellow foundation ambassador Alan Titchmarsh.

The stick sported by the King was similar to ones he has used at country show grounds over the years and he leaned on it as he and the Queen went their separate ways for much of the visit.

When David met Camilla he said: "Your Majesty, it’s so nice to see you." As she gestured at his buttonhole, he said: "It’s so beautiful, so beautiful, congratulations."

In footage of their meeting, Beckham appeared to thank the King for something, after the monarch asked: "You got it, didn’t you?" He replied: "It was incredibly, thank you, it

was very kind." Camilla was heard to say "Nice to see you again, glad you got the roses.” Despite no longer training with a football team, David keeps fit. His wife, Victoria

Beckham, admitted her husband spends around an hour in the gym, but she is there for nearly two hours. She said: "David does an hour in the gym, and I do an hour and 45 minutes."

But David insisted he "works harder" than his 51-year-old significant other - who he married in 1999 - when it comes to keeping fit. Article continues below He joked: "I let

Victoria believe that she’s working harder. But I think I’m the one that’s working harder. Don’t tell her that."