A very important history of David Beckham sooking about not being knighted.

It's that time of year again. No, I don't mean the new year. Big who cares!

It's the time when the British royals announce their biggest honours.

This year, King Charles awarded the highest honour of knighthoods to England football manager Sir Gareth Southgate and iconic actor Sir Stephen Fry.

But do you know who wasn't on that list? David Beckham. Yep, plain ol' David Beckham — no 'Sir' to be seen.

More than 1,200 people from across the UK received honours in the New Year's Day list, but Beckham was not one of them.

This is something that is set to stir some feelings in the Beckham household, as the football legend has long been pining for a knighthood.

You see, when he's not releasing Netflix documentaries or singing '80s pop duets, he's tirelessly studying Heath Ledger in A Knight's Tale (probably).

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But this (non) knight's tale is one of sadness and tragedy!

Despite already getting an OBE (that's Order of the British Empire, FYI) way back in 2003, Beckham has a lifelong obsession with becoming Sir David Beckham.

Don't know what I'm on about? Let's go back more than 10 years, because David and the royal family have a long, storied past.

The time David Beckham's very angry emails were leaked.

In 2017, Beckham's brand came undone when a series of emails from within his inner circle were leaked by investigative journalism group European Investigative Collaborations, according to The Sun.

In some of the email exchanges, Beckham was seen raging about not being knighted by the Queen.

After Beckham missed a knighthood at the Queen's New Year's Honours in December 2013, Beckham shared his candid thoughts with his press chief, Simon Oliveira.

He referred to the judging committee as "a bunch of c***s" adding that he "expected nothing less".

'You could at least gimme one of those shiny, silver helmets, alright mate? Wait, I'm not kidding.' Image: Getty.

"Who decides on the honours??" the cologne designer continued to rant.

"It's a disgrace to be honest and if I was American I would of [sic] got something like this 10 years ago."

When Oliveira advised Beckham to stay quiet on the subject, he replied, "I agree, but it's pissed me off, those old unappreciative c***s."

Throughout the emails, it became clear that Beckham's team had made several moves during his career to make him more appealing to royals, including supporting the Stay vote in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.

"Your support will play well with [the] establishment and in turn help your knighthood," Oliveira wrote of the gesture.

But he wasn't always welcoming to all opportunities. When asked to attend the Spanish sports awards Premios AS del Deporte in 2016, where he was being honoured, Beckham replied: "Unless it's a knighthood, f*** off."

Lovely!

"Sorry David, knighthoods are above my pay grade. Now please stop sending me so many voice notes." Image: Getty.

When the emails became public, Beckham's representatives attempted to downplay their significance.

"This story is based on outdated material taken out of context from hacked and doctored private emails from a third-party server and gives a deliberately inaccurate picture," Oliveira told The Sun.

But wait, does David Beckham deserve to be knighted?

Okay, it's worth looking into whether David Beckham even has a chance of nabbing a knighthood.

If the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Andy Murray were knighted, surely one of the greatest footballers of all time would fit the bill?

Beckham has won a phenomenal six Premier League titles, including achieving the historic treble in 1998-99, winning the Premier League, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League. He was also the England captain from 2000 to 2006.

If something isn't adding up, you're right.

'Sir David and Lady Victoria' does have a ring to it. Image: Getty.

In fact, there were reports on the cusp of 2014 that Beckham was about to be knighted, but a controversy soiled the proposed plan.

The Standard reported that his knighthood was all but approved — but a last-minute intervention from the UK tax department, HMRC, poured cold water on it.

Tax officials raised a 'red flag' over Beckham's participation in a controversial form of lawful tax avoidance. Following this initial roadblock, representatives from the Honours Committee engaged in discussions with Beckham's team to try to resolve the tax-related matters, but to no avail.

This report made its way to Beckham, who ranted in the leaked email, "I pay taxes and always have done so they have no right to do this…. c**ts.".

It's been more than 10 years since Beckham almost got his knighthood. Last year, he attended the first award ceremony for the King's Foundation, where Sir Rod Stewart didn't hold back.

"I am also wonderfully honoured to be a knight and, David, yours is coming soon," he quipped.

Sitting quietly in the audience, Beckham smiled and shook his head. One day, David, one day.

Feature image: Getty.