An Australian woman accused of intentionally cooking a fatal mushroom lunch has told her trial she had wanted the beef Wellington meal to be "special".
The former England football captain, 50, was appointed an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2003.But BBC Sport has been told he is now in line to receive further recognition for both his football career, and his contributions to British society, with the list of recipients to be published next week.
Beckham played 115 times for his country as well as for Manchester United, LA Galaxy, Paris St-Germain and AC Milan, retiring in 2013.Beckham was reportedly first nominated for a knighthood in 2011.In 2017 several British newspapers press printed details of leaked emails in which Beckham
A spokesperson for Beckhamthat the emails were "hacked", "doctored" and "private".
Beckham played a key role in securing the London 2012 Olympics, and has been an ambassador for Unicef and the King's Foundation.
The Cabinet Office has been approached for comment. Beckham's representatives declined to comment.to 18 years in prison for 12 counts of perverting the course of justice, one of fraud, and for several child sexual offences after a damning review by Sir Richard recommended he be investigated by another police force.
But the BBC revealed in 2019 that, despite Sir Richard recommending they should be.
The investigation by the IOPC related to an alleged contrast between Mr Rodhouse's private and public positions.It was claimed Mr Rodhouse told Sir Richard in a private presentation in 2016 that he was "satisfied" the other two complainants had "told deliberate lies". Mr Rodhouse disputes that claim.