Sir Rod Stewart was in a jovial mood at a recent royal event, as he took a cheeky swipe at David Beckham and the sport star's lack of knighthood. King Charles was delighted to welcome his new charity ambassador, Beckham , at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday night. The former England footballer, 49, was recently unveiled as an ambassador for the King's Foundation after he and Charles discovered a shared love of homegrown honey.
Other celebrities in attendance included Naomi Campbell, Sir Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster , and Sienna Miller. During a short speech, Stewart, who became a sir in 2016, joked: "Penny and I are so honoured to be ambassadors for the King's trust. I'm also wonderfully honoured to be a knight.
David, yours is coming soon." Of his joke at Beckham’s expense, Stewart went on reporters at the event: "Someone has to lighten the atmosphere in the room you know – he’s a good sport." Beckham is yet to comment on Stewart's quip.
Beckham was notably absent from the New Year's Honours list at the end of 2023, while other sporting heroes such as Mary Earps and Peter Shilton were celebrated. Beckham, 48, endured a gruelling 13-hour wait in line to pay his respects to Queen Elizabeth II back in 2022, yet he failed to catch the eye of King Charles for a nod in the 2024 honours. Despite being cleared of any wrongdoing after being implicated in the Ingenious tax avoidance scheme in 2013, and making it back onto the official recommendations list in 2022, leaked emails f.
