David Beckham said he rang his mother Sandra West "straight away" after being named a King's Foundation ambassador.The ex-England footballer was honoured with a Crystal Award at the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Switzerland on Monday, for his "extraordinary leadership and humanitarianism" in protecting "the rights of the most vulnerable children".Beckham, who has been a Unicef goodwill ambassador for nearly two decades, discussed the honour in the Swiss Alps town of Davos on Tuesday - where he was asked about becoming an ambassador to the King's charity last year.

He said he "always gets emotional talking about anything with our Royal Family", before explaining why they are so special to him.

Beckham added: "I've always been a huge royalist, I was brought up in a family and household that adored and loved everything with the royal family." He also said he "has always been involved" whenever the Prince of Wales has asked, including promoting air ambulance charities.

He added: "When the King asked me to part of his foundation, I was very honoured, very privileged, I rang my mum straight away." Beckham also said his mother "burst into tears" when she found out. "Our King is an incredible man, he has not just been incredible for the last five, 10 years, he's been an incredible man for decades," he added."We have very similar interests, beekeeping ...

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