“Far More Respect for Him”: David Beckham Melts Hearts With His Special Gesture for Late Queen Elizabeth II

David Beckham is notably one of the most influential soccer players in the world. Despite retiring from the sport in 2013, the former Manchester United Star is still a buzzing topic among fans. He is famous for his incredible fashion sense, and fans widely appreciated all his public appearances. Recently, David joined in for Queen Elizabeth II’s lying in state.

Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022, aged 96, bringing her 70-year-long reign to an end. She was the longest-serving monarch of the United Kingdom. Crowds gathered in large numbers to pay their respects to the Queen for one last time.

David Beckham receives praise from fans

After the news of the Queen’s passing broke out, respects poured in from all over the world. Crowds gathered in huge numbers to pay the final respects to the Queen. Along with the queue for the public, there was a different entrance for VIPs, which was a fast-track line. Surprisingly, David Beckham joined the public queue to pay his respects to the Queen. He followed the queue and waited 12 hours to pay his final respects to the Queen. Fans appreciated David’s decision to wait in the queue like a common man.

“David Beckham joined the queue with members of the public for 12 hours. I have far more respect for him for doing that than I do for those who used the fast-track VIP line, like Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield. Queue jumping is the worst British insult.” Read a user’s tweet. People praised him because he did not jump in the queue. However, an incident that caught people’s eye was that television presenters Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby jumped the queue and used the VIP fast-track line.

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People started giving their opinions in no time. Furthermore, it became a topic of discussion on Twitter, with several retweets within a few minutes.

Reactions of fans to the incident

This incident saw mixed reactions from fans. However, fans were very praiseworthy of David’s chivalry and humbleness. The fact that David did not skip the queue but waited for 12 hours as a common man delighted them. Many fans tweeted how their respect for David has increased after the incident. However, some fans were unhappy with what Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby did.

Here are some of the Fan Reactions

A fan praised David for following British traditions.

A Twitter user was elated by David and shared that he appreciated David despite not particularly being a Beckham fan.

A Twitter user appreciated Beckham for never forgetting his roots

Twitter users expressed their anger with the fact that Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby jumped the queue.

David Beckham proved himself once again. Despite achieving unfathomable success, he did not forget his roots. Moreover, the former Manchester United Star set an example for his contemporaries and the public. It is safe to say that the legend is an inspiration on and off the field.

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