A host of stars joined the royal to celebrate his charitable foundation, but it was rock royalty Sir Rod Stewart who stole the show with a cheeky joke at David Beckham’s expense.
Mr Rod was presenting an award at St. James’s Palace at the first awards ceremony for the King’s Foundation, the monarch’s charitable trust.
Asked to say a few words, the star, who was knighted in 2016, said: “Penny and I are so honored to be ambassadors for the King’s Trust.”
Lady Penny corrected him: “Foundation.”
“B*******,” Sir Rod laughed, adding: “I probably shouldn’t have said that.”
He then said cheekily, “I’m also wonderfully honored to be a knight and, David, yours is coming.”
Beckham shook his head and laughed, with Sir Rod later saying he could take a joke.
The former England captain was announced as one of the foundation’s ambassadors last month when it was revealed he had spent time with King talking about beekeeping and how to connect young people to nature.
The football star, who said at the event that he had cuts on his hands from planting roses over the weekend, often shares videos on his social media accounts of his gardening projects and his beloved chickens.
But this time it was football the King wanted to talk about, asking about England’s defeat to Iceland on Friday before the Euros.
The King and Beckham agreed on England’s prospects at the Euros. Photo: PA
Beckham appeared to say “no, no, I don’t think we should read too much into it”, with the King responding: “It doesn’t really matter, does it? It was a warm-up session.”
Nodding, Beckham said, “Warming up. We’ll be fine.”
The king then offered his own words of wisdom: “Because you don’t want to spend it all at once in the beginning.”
That left Beckham summarizing: “We’ll be ready, Gareth will be ready.”
The King’s Foundation embodies many of the monarch’s passions, aiming to revitalize communities through urban regeneration and planning and supporting sustainable food production and teaching rural skills.
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Sir Rod Stewart shares a joke with the photographer. Photo: PA
The event was attended by other celebrities, including broadcaster Alan Titchmarsh, former British Vogue editor Edward Enninful, model Naomi Campbell and actress Sienna Miller.
The monarch presented the final award of the night, the King Charles III Harmony Award, to South Korean diplomat and former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
The king, despite still being treated for cancer, seemed determined to talk to as many people as possible. Sir Rod said he told the king he had undergone similar procedures.
His wife, Penny Lancaster, added that they had nothing but admiration for him and his commitment to service after spending time with him at the ceremony.
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