David Beckham

Former England captain and Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham joined thousands waiting in line to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state on Friday, ...

"The amount of times that I was able to meet her through my career and I was very lucky... "Probably the most special moment for me was when I received my OBE, and to receive my OBE... Stopping to pay his respects by the coffin at around 3.25 p.m. "I grew up in a household of royalists and I was brought up that way so if my grandparents [had] been here today, I know that they would have wanted to be here so I am here on their behalf and on behalf of my family and obviously to celebrate with everybody else here," Beckham told BST when he was interviewed by news crews on Friday afternoon. Beckham received an OBE (Order of the British Empire) for services to football from the queen in 2003, and he spoke of his pride at singing "God Save The Queen" before matches with England.

David Beckham joined the throngs of mourners, some famous, who came out to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II and to view the monarch as she lies in ...

On Monday, the queen’s coffin will be taken from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey on a state gun carriage for the funeral service. The BBC is airing [a live stream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsWW-9vWiaU) of the queen’s lying in state. The queen’s coffin will then travel to Windsor Castle, where she will be buried next to her parents and late husband, Prince Philip. [expected](https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/london-mourners-face-miles-long-queue-see-queens-coffin-2022-09-13/) that 75,000 people will come to pay their respects to her. The queue to visit her is more than five miles and 14 hours long. Queen Elizabeth will lie in state at Westminster Hall until her funeral on Monday.

The mega star, 47, was seen wiping away a tear as he entered Westminster Hall to view Her Majesty's coffin as she lies in state. 2 min read.

I got the picðŸ˜â€” Christopher Anstee (he/him) (@MrChrisAnstee) “The most special moment for me was to receive my OBE. My thoughts and prayers are with our Royal Family.” “Because we can all see with the love that has been shown, how special she is and how special she was and the legacy that she leaves behind. We come to pay my respects to The Queen and just before we go in we get to meet the handsome Mr Beckham. “Because it’s special to be here, to celebrate, and to hear the different stories that people have to say.”

The English football star caused a bit of a stir as fervent fans recognised him in the massive line to pay their respects to the monarch.

How she comforted us when times were tough,” he wrote. How much she inspired us with her leadership. “How devastated we all feel today shows what she meant to people in this country and around the world. “We all want to be here together, we all want to experience something where we celebrate the amazing life of our queen,” he told reporters while in the queue. “Something like this today is meant to be shared together,” Beckham, who was wearing a dark flat cap and a dark suit with a black tie and appeared to be alone, added. [David Beckham](https://7news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/moment-david-beckham-was-left-speechless-by-queens-sweet-question-c-8214066) has queued for more than 13 hours alongside thousands of other mourners to see [Queen Elizabeth lying in state in London](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONNNXvUhwLA).

The former English football captain was seen by Sky News wearing a dark flat cap, suit and tie as he waited to pay his respects.

"I'm truly saddened by the death of Her Majesty, The Queen. My thoughts and prayers are with our Royal Family." He added: "The most special moment for me was to receive my OBE. "How she comforted us when times were tough. "Because we can all see with the love that has been shown, how special she is and how special she was and the legacy that she leaves behind. "Because it's special to be here, to celebrate, and to hear the different stories that people have to say."

"We all wanna experience something where we celebrate the amazing life of our Queen," Beckham said. "Something like this, today, is meant to be shared ...

Former England football captain joins throngs to celebrate "the amazing life of our Queen" and see the late monarch lying in state.

In the 22-hour-long queue to see Queen Elizabeth's coffin at Westminster Abbey, a familiar face stood out amongst the many thousands: David Beckham.

Beckham received an OBE (Order of the British Empire) for services to football from the queen in 2003, and he spoke of his pride at singing “God Save The Queen” ...

The 47-year-old former footballer queued with fellow mourners for over 13 hours to pay his respects to the late monarch at Westminster Hall in London this week ...

"Because we can all see with the love that has been shown, how special she was and the legacy she leaves behind. I thought by coming at 2am, it was going to be a little bit quieter – I was wrong. "So this day was always going to be difficult.

The wait to see Her Majesty The Queen is at least 25 hours as queues reach capacity. Football legend and former England captain David Beckham was among ...

Behind-the-scenes footage of former footballer David, 47,has emerged from the day he met the queen and received his OBE in 2003 for services to football.

Now it's been cleared up, there is absolutely no reason for him not to be honoured. HMRC labelled the scheme a tax avoidance vehicle. I reckon you're going to get the Queen going you know.' And then we're going to have a lunch afterwards. 'It first hit me when I got a letter that said David Beckham OBE on it. 'To hear I was receiving one of them,' he began.