David Beckham spotted having pie and mash in Essex to celebrate his knighthood

A man "felt really bad" after gate-crashing Sir David Beckham having a meal with his mother to celebrate his knighthood.
Pesh Kapashiawala saw Becks through a window and could not avoid grabbing a selfie with the former England football captain.
Sir David was celebrating being knighted by eating at a pie and mash shop in Waltham Abbey, Essex called Tony's on Monday.
Mr Kapashiawala of foodbank charity 3Food4U said: "We spotted him in there and we just thought to see if he would have a word with us. We wanted to congratulate him on his knighthood and see if he would support us with our project.
"One of the people there was his mother Sandra - and it was quite an intimate moment for him and his mother.
"I felt really bad afterwards thinking I had disturbed his special moment. He is a true gentleman and spent a few moments with us to talk about our charity and his award."
Mr Kapashiawala said the star was "very generous" for still making time to chat about his foodbank charity.
He stated: "He gets disturbed all the time but ultimately he is still a person and we appreciate him. He did allow us to take a selfie with him.
"He was very genuinely impressed with what we are doing and said next time he is around he will be in touch with our centre."
Mr Kapashiawala added: "David Beckham is somebody I have grown up with. He is a hero and somebody that I absolutely look up to anyway - a great role model within the community and the sports arena.
"With David we were very grateful it did click and maybe it will lead to some opportunities to us as well.

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