{"id":312382,"date":"2017-04-20T07:15:11","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T07:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=312382"},"modified":"2017-11-10T10:55:38","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T10:55:38","slug":"victoria-beckham-receives-obe-from-prince-william","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/victoria-beckham-receives-obe-from-prince-william\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Beckham receives OBE from Prince William"},"content":{"rendered":"
Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has received an OBE from Prince William for services to the fashion industry.<\/p>\n
Victoria, who was joined by her husband and parents for the investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace, was recognised for her 17-year career.<\/p>\n
Former heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill was made a Dame, and celebrated actor Mark Rylance received a knighthood.<\/p>\n
David Beckham, former England football captain, was made an OBE in 2003.<\/p>\n
On being given the title, Victoria said: “It was an absolute pleasure to be at Buckingham Palace today. I’m proud to be British, honoured and humbled to receive my OBE from the Duke of Cambridge.<\/p>\n
“If you dream big and work hard you can accomplish great things.<\/p>\n
“I’m so happy to share this very special occasion with my parents and husband; without their love and support, none of this would be possible.”<\/p>\n
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Earlier this year, several of the British press printed details of leaked emails in which David Beckham criticised the honours system<\/a> and the honours committee.<\/p>\n A spokesman for David Beckham said at the time that the emails were “hacked”, “doctored” and “private”.<\/p>\n