David Beckham has recently been given the royal appointment as the charity ambassador the of The King's Foundation, The Sun reported.

The former footballer was formally appointed on June 1 as King Charles' foundation's ambassador. Evidently, the two bonded over their shared knowledge of nature and the country side when Beckham visited the monarch's country home last year.

The King's Foundation is focused on “creating better communities where people, places and the planet can coexist in harmony.”

A source told the publication, “The King and David Beckham have really bonded over their similar interests. This is a massive thing for him and he's delighted. He is really passionate about his new role.”

Becham is an avid royalist. Last year, he stood in line overnight to file past the late Queen Elizabeth II's coffin to join the thousands of mourners to give tribute to the monarch. He has also never made secret of wanting to receive a knighthood someday. He currently is an OBE, an Officer of the British Empire, an honor he received in 2003.

The King's Foundation has had many different names since it was first established in 1986 by then-Prince of Wales. It was first known as the Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture until 2001. Then it became the Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment until 2012. After that, it changed its name to the Prince's Foundation for Building Community until 2018. Before its present name, it was finally shortened to the Prince's Foundation until last year.

This is different from the other, better known charitable foundation that King Charles established earlier in 1976, the Prince's Trust.

Beckham is currently the president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF, which recently signed Lionel Messi. Messi is also rumored to co-own the club when he retires.. He also co-owns League Two team Salford City FC.

David Beckham's left foot, come to that… 

He began his professional career as a football player with Manchester United in 1992, at 17 years old. With the team, he won six Premier League titles, two FA Cups, two FA Charity Shields, and one Intercontinental Cup and one UEFA Champions League title. Beckham played four season with Real Madrid and won the La Liga championship in his final season with the team.

In 1996, he made his England debut at 21, in 1996. Beckham was England's captain for six years and earned 58 caps during his tenure. He has appeared at three FIFA world cups, in 1998, 2002 and 2006, as well as two UEFA European Championships in 2000 and 2004. He held the England appearance for an outfield player until 2016.

In 2007, he signed a five-year contract with Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy, and spent two seasons with AC Mila in Italy in 2009 and 2010. He's the first British footballer to play 100 UEFA Championship League Games. Beckham retired in 2013 after a 20-year career.

He played primarily as a right winger and has been known as one of the greatest and most famous midfielders of his generation, as well as being one of the best free-kick takers ever. This was referenced in Richard Curtis' Love Actually when the prime minister (Hugh Grant) referred to his right and “David Beckham's left foot, come to that.” He is the first English player to win league titles in four different countries: England, Spain, the US and France.

In 2013, Beckham was the highest paid footballers in the world, with earnings over $50 million in the past 12 months. He was a Ballon d'Or runner in 1999 and was a runner up twice for FIFA World Player of the Year in 1999 and 2001. In 2004, Pelé named him in FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living football players. In 2008, Beckham was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame and in 2021, into the Premier League Hall of Fame.

His life was recently chronicled in a four-part Netflix docuseries, Beckham.