The real reason why David Beckham is finally getting a knighthood after years of rejection

But despite the ex-England captain’s carefully-curated image, “skeletons in his closet” are likely to have delayed the crowning honour. “Beckham’s alleged involvement in a tax avoidance scheme was a PR nightmare,” public relations expert Mark Borkowski told the Daily Express. “While the scheme wasn’t illegal, it struck a nerve with both the public and the establishment, especially in an era of heightened scrutiny on wealth inequality.
Leaked emails that year also suggested the former footballer was desperate for a knighthood. On missing out again, he allegedly wrote: “I expected nothing less. It’s a disgrace to be honest and if I was American I would [have] got something like this 10 years ago.”
Branding the incident a “significant PR misstep” Mr Borkowski said: “The incident painted him as entitled and transactional – a cardinal sin for the decorum-obsessed Honours Committee. Beckham has since worked hard to bury this faux pas.”

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