2016 has been a year of division across the country.
First we had the Brexit vote. Then it was the turn of the World Cup of Christmas Films fiasco. And now the reaction to the sight of Victoria Beckham’s name on the New Year’s Honours list.
Beckham will be rewarded for her services to fashion and charity with an OBE, the Daily Mail reports.
She was said to be “‘delighted and humbled for the recognition,” an unnamed source told the paper.
The award comes more than a decade after husband David was awarded an OBE of his own.
While the former Spice Girl has made a name for herself in two separate fields, some are surprised to learn that she is among those to be honoured.
Victoria Beckham is to receive an OBE, alongside Honey G and Mr Blobby.
— Parker (@panoparker) December 28, 2016
https://twitter.com/timt1591/status/814133732940644352
But others believe she is absolutely deserving, in the light of her many achievements outside her initial music career.
https://twitter.com/MrLROldfield/status/814139407481663488
Why shouldn't Victoria Beckham, a woman with a savy business mind & UN charity worker get an OBE for showcasing Britain on a world stage?
— Mary Le Faerie (@MaryLeFaerie) December 28, 2016
I love Victoria Beckham. She's a bit badass. Also she deserves her OBE for comic timing in Spiceworld alone.
— Dan Layton (@DanielJLayton) December 28, 2016
Meanwhile, some have pointed out that the honours system itself has something of a chequered past.
People angry that Victoria Beckham is getting an OBE will be livid when they find out that Jimmy Savile & Philip Green were knighted.
— Pundamentalism (@Pundamentalism) December 28, 2016
