David Beckham rejected an MP's offer to bypass the massive queue to visit the Queen's coffin and instead chose to wait 13 hours to pay his respects.
The football superstar waited in line with thousands of members of the public on Friday.
Dressed in a sharp suit, overcoat and a hat, the global icon joined the miles long line at two am and held firm his decision in tribute to his granddad, the Mirror reports.
While an MP is permitted to bring four people with them to skip the line, David felt his Royalist Grandfather would disapprove this. A source told the Daily Mail : "David could have avoided all of the queuing but he wanted to be like everyone else.
"He said his grandad wouldn’t have [jumped the queue] so neither would he.
"He had been wondering all week when the best time was to go and finally he went for this morning. David was brought up in an East End family who were real royalists – the kind who would stand to attention when the national anthem came on.
"He wanted to go to see the Queen like any other member of the public."
Beckham, who splits his life between England and the United States, had aimed to bypass the huge waiting time by joining the queue in the early hours of the morning - only to later realise that was an error.
He claimed: "I thought by coming at 2am it was going to be a little bit quieter. I was wrong. Everybody had that in mind."
Beckham, 47, was spotted with tears in his eyes as he paid his respects to the Queen when he was finally able to see the monarch lying in-state on Friday.
The former Manchester United and England star, who had previously been honoured by the Queen, also told ITV : "A special moment I'll always remember is receiving my OBE.
"I took my grandparents with me, who were the ones who brought me up to be a huge Royalist and a fan of the royal family. To step up, I have my wife there as well, to get my honour and to speak to Her Majesty.
"To ask a question. I was so lucky to have a few moments like that in my life. To be around Her Majesty. We can all see the love that is being shown how special she was and the legacy that she leaves behind.
"It's a sad day but it's a day for us to remember the incredible legacy that she's left."
Beckham received his OBE in 2003 for services to football. In a long career, he won over 100 caps for the England national team and played football in several countries including England, Spain and the United States.
Queen Elizabeth II passed last week at the age of 96 after becoming the UK's longest serving monarch. Her funeral will take place on Monday.
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