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Should King Charles give David Beckham a knighthood? (Image: GETTY)

delighted fans on Tuesday with a royal engagement at RAF Northolt, joined by a rather famous face.

, which has raised £16m for two new helicopters.

and ‘s appearance amazed fans, with some calling for the former footballer to be knighted.

X user @chrisjordanqpr said: “David Beckham is such a lovely man. I really hope he gets his Knighthood soon. It will be very well deserved – a credit to this country and shows time and again what a kind and decent person he is.”

While @tomkoczian wrote: “Give David Beckham a knighthood. About time it happened.”

Should King Charles give David Beckham a knighthood? Vote in our poll and have your say in the comments below.

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David is England’s best-known footballer and is thought to be close friends with .

The Prince of Wales personally asked the decorated athlete to become the public face of Omaze house draw – which has raised £4million for Up Against Time’s helicopter appeal.

Speaking at the event this week David said: “I’m an East End boy so every time we saw them in the air it made us very proud.

“As soon as I was asked to be involved by it was something I was very honoured (to do) in all honesty.”

In 2003 David received an OBE, and fans are calling for the former England captain to be given another honour.

The Prince Of Wales Visits The London's Air Ambulance Charity

Prince William and David Beckham teamed up for an engagement on Monday (Image: Getty)

He earned 58 caps for England during his six-year stint as captain and is now the president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF and co-owner of Salford City.

The ex- star has been a longstanding supporter of UNICEF, previously meeting with then-prime minister David Cameron to call for action to help children across the globe.

He also appeared at the Concert for Diana in 2007, and he was chosen as a speaker to celebrate Princess Diana’s life 10 years after her death.

More recently David was in attendance at The King’s Foundation inaugural awards, helping the King to dish out prizes.

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