Sir David Beckham recently shared an amusing anecdote about his children’s reactions to his knighthood. The renowned 50-year-old former football star, who has been honored for his contributions to sports and charity, recalled how his kids wondered if his new title would grant them any special advantages.

David, who has sons Brooklyn, 27, Romeo, 23, Cruz, 21, and a daughter Harper, 14, with his wife Victoria, 51, was knighted by King Charles at a ceremony in Windsor Castle last November. Although his family celebrated with him, his estranged son Brooklyn was notably absent from the event.

The knighthood recognized David’s significant impact in the world of football over two decades and his ongoing ambassadorial work with UNICEF. Despite the serious nature of the accolade, his children, known for their own ventures in the public eye, humorously inquired about potential perks they might enjoy as a result of his elevated status.

While speaking on talkSPORT Drive with hosts Andy Goldstein and Darren Bent, David recounted how his children questioned whether the title of “Sir” might afford them “any more privileges,” adding a light-hearted twist to his prestigious achievement.

Now, David has revealed that his kids – who are some of the most famous celebrity offspring in the country and have tried their hand at various careers in the spotlight – hoped they would also benefit from his knighthood.  

Speaking on talkSPORT Drive with Andy Goldstein and Darren Bent on Friday, David said his children asked if they would get ‘any more privileges’ when he became a Sir.

Sir David Beckham has said that his children asked if they would get ‘any extra privileges’ when he was awarded a knighthood (Pictured in February)

The former footballer, 50, shares sons Brooklyn, 27 – from whom he is estranged – Romeo, 23, and Cruz, 21, and daughter Harper, 14, with his wife Victoria, 51 (All pictured except Brooklyn)

‘I was like, well, apart from the ones that you’ve already got? Absolutely not,’ he said. 

Asked about what changed in his life after he was knighted, David said: ‘The only thing that changed was my notepaper that I send out to people, thank you letters. That’s the only thing that really changed. 

‘My kids turn around to me and said, “Dad, do we get any privileges like, any more?” I know that’s what I said to them. 

‘I was like, “well, apart from the ones that you’ve already got, absolutely not”.’

He added: ‘It was one of the best… probably the best day of my life, you know, other than obviously when my kids were born and when I got married.’

Elsewhere in the interview, David gushed over his youngest son Cruz’s budding music career.  

‘Cruz has been kind of, you know, working on his music since he was about eight or nine years old – and he’s all of a sudden got a band together,’ he said. 

‘He’s released an album. It’s Cruz Beckham and the Breakers. They’re doing incredibly well. They’re traveling around the UK. They were in Bristol. They were in Brighton. They were in Birmingham. They were in Paris, Amsterdam. 

‘So they’re going around Europe and now they’re back in London for three shows and he’s performing tonight. I’m very proud of him because he’s worked really hard. So good stuff.’

David also said his mum Sandra has been fangirling over Cruz, adding: ‘She was fangirling my son last night because Cruz was performing in London and she turned up to watch him and was buying merchandise and getting him to sign it.’ 

David was made a knight of the British empire for services to sport and charity in November, notably his impact on football over a twenty year period 

The Beckham family have been supporting Cruz’s debut tour with his band.

Earlier this week, an emotional Cruz struggled to hold back tears while performing a song widely thought to be about his brother Brooklyn’ family estrangement.

The trendy singer lost his characteristically cool composure while performing the group’s new single, Loneliest Boy – understood to be filled with barely veiled references to his wayward brother’s continued absence. 

With brother Romeo and supportive parents David and Victoria Beckham watching from the audience, Cruz faltered over the song’s plaintive lyrics, prompting band-member Dan Ewins to drape a reassuring arm across his shoulders. 

Emotions appeared to run high as the tearful singer wiped his eyes with a baggy shirt-sleeve while delivering the track’s chorus, which features the telling lyrics, ‘Loneliest boy, mama don’t talk too much, it’s breaking her heart.’

Earlier this month, estranged older brother Brooklyn dealt another blow to his devastated parents as he failed to mention Victoria on Mother’s Day, though praised his mother-in-law on social media. 

Looking on from their seats at the tiny east London venue, his family members were visibly moved by the performance, with Romeo seen wiping away a tear as he looked up at the stage. 

One concert-goer told The Mirror: ‘At one point during the song, he seemed overcome with emotion as his bandmate put his arm around his shoulder and affectionately ruffled his hair.’

Cruz and Brooklyn are on opposite sides of a widening and increasingly toxic family feud 

Fans have been left convinced that the song is about Brooklyn’s widening estrangement from his family.

Additional lyrics read: ‘It shows in the small things that you don’t do, I guess in the end that it’s you, yourself, and you. Tell me how do you live, when you’ve got nobody to lose?

‘Loneliest boy, place all your bets on him, To find something bad in somebody good, he always does, Loneliest boy, I hope that you’re listening, Don’t push all your friends away, when we’re tryna show you love.’

Elsewhere, the chorus reads: ‘So tell me you’re scared, and that you need someone to hold. Cause you’re in the room but really, does it even show?

‘But, why can’t they see that you’re a million miles away, They’ll never know, when you look so close.’ 

In January, Brooklyn released an explosive six-page statement featuring lurid allegations about his family, notably the astonishing claim that Victoria usurped his first wedding dance with wife Nicola Peltz.