David Beckham is sharing his mom's emotional reaction, after he was named for knighthood by King Charles III last week. "She cried," the former soccer pro, who is now 'Sir David Beckham' captioned an Instagram post on Monday,

King Charles chooses to knight people who have made significant contributions in the commonwealth through his Birthday Honours service, and this year, a legendary English athlete was among them: David Beckham.

Former England soccer captain David Beckham, Oscar-winning actor Gary Oldman and The Who’s frontman Roger Daltrey were knighted in King Charles III’s birthday honors list released late Friday. Elaine Paige,