After nearly a decade and half of longing, David Beckham’s quest for knighthood will officially come to an end after the 50-year-old former pillar of the Premier League pitch accepts the prestigious honor from King Charles himself.

The knighthood will make Beckham “Sir David” while his wife since 1999, former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, will become “Lady Beckham.” In 2003, Beckham was awarded the Order of the British Empire, or OBE, for services to soccer. Victoria Beckham got the same honor for services to the fashion industry in a later New Year Honours list.