David Beckham’s ‘unless it’s a knighthood, f—k off’ tantrum ruined his chances of being made a ‘Sir’: book
nypost.comsoccer legend mounted a campaign to get an honor from the Queen which would give him the title ‘Sir’ and make his wife ‘Lady’ Victoria in the UK.However, his apparent tax avoidance and private emails – in which he branded the Honors Committee which rejected him “unappreciative c***s” – torpedoed it.Former England captain Beckham, now 49, had started doing charity work as his professional career was winding up in 2013, in a bid to get noticed by the board who issue the honors.Friends, including Olympian Lord Sebastian Coe, assured he was a “shoe in” for a knighthood – one of the highest honors in England — according to new tell-all book “The House of Beckham” by Tom Bower, which is out in the UK now and published in the US next Tuesday.
His team even contrived an elaborate plan to boost his do-good image and in November of that year Beckham he volunteered to help in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan to promote a “man-of-the-people” persona and being spotted at local bars and dining out in public cafes.Even Victoria tried to downplay her celebrity by identifying publicly as an average mom, and sharing a photo of her donation to victims of Typhoon Haiyan.
But when Beck’s knighthood notice never arrived that December he asked Coe: “What have I done wrong?”After the list was published, Victoria was “gutted” to have her Lady title rejected, according to Bower.David also dismissed the possibility of a lesser role being Commander of the British Empire (CBE), emailing Coe: “Unless it’s a knighthood, f—k off.
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