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<p>One of the great riddles of British public life is why<a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/david-beckham"> David Beckham</a>, a star former captain of the England soccer team, has never been knighted.</p>
<p>Various reasons have been given over the years, including his complicated love life as a younger man when he had an affair with his PA, and his involvement in a tax-minimization scheme that was subsequently ruled illegal.</p>
<p>In recent years, to these notions has been added his friendship with<a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/prince-harry"> Prince Harry</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/david-beckham-ditches-harry-and-meghan-for-the-king">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html --> Reuters/Radu Sigheti
One of the great riddles of British public life is why David Beckham, a star former captain of the England soccer team, has never been knighted.
Various reasons have been given over the years, including his complicated love life as a younger man when he had an affair with his PA, and his involvement in a tax-minimization scheme that was subsequently ruled illegal.
In recent years, to these notions has been added his friendship with Prince Harry.