Suits you, Sir.. Becks 'humbled' by knighthood

Icons of sport, screen and stage recognised in King's Honours

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Former England football captain David Beckham has said he “never could have imagined I would receive such a truly humbling honour” after being knighted in the King’s Birthday Honours.

Sir David, who was made an OBE in 2003, receives a knighthood alongside actor Gary Oldman and The Who singer Roger Daltrey.

Strictly Come Dancing presenting duo Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman have been made Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), while there also honours for teenage darts star Luke Littler and his rival Luke Humphries as both are made MBEs.

Actress and singer Elaine Paige and novelist Pat Barker have been given damehoods.

Sir David, who has been in the running for a knighthood for more than a decade, said in a statement to the PA news agency: “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.”