Katherine Jenkins hits back at David Beckham’s alleged claim her OBE honour was a “f***ing joke”

Katherine’s reps also addressed the claims she took cocaine.

“With regards to the taking of coke which Katherine has courageously publicly admitted with great honesty – this was when she was in her early 20s still a student – over a decade before she was awarded her OBE and started her recording career,” her rep said.

The statement lists “Katherine’s services to charity prior to being awarded an OBE”.

These include her visits to troops in active war zones including Iraq in 2005 and 2006, Afghanistan in 2007 and 2013, Cyprus in 2007 and 2009 and Kosovo in 2009.

In 2006 Katherine also became a trustee of the British Forces Foundation and is also a trustee of Care after Combat and an Ambassador of the 2016 Invictus Games.

The statement then went on to list “Katherine’s accolades in music prior to receiving her OBE”.

These include signing the largest record deal in UK classical recording history at age 23.

She’s since gone on to become “the world’s most prolific crossover artist”.

David Beckham allegedly raged against opera’s darling Katherine in explosive emails after being denied a knighthood, branding the decision to give her an OBE a “f**king joke”.

Damning messages appeared to show the former footie ace blasting the decision to honour the mezzo-soprano mum-of-one – all because she landed an OBE and he was left off the knighthood list.

The foul-mouthed emails allegedly sent to his long term agent Simon Oliveira appear to reveal Becks deep seated anger over not being made Sir David – branding the honours committee a “bunch of c**ts”.

David Beckham allegedly fumed about being denied a knighthood saying it was a “f***ing joke”, explosive leaked documents appeared to show last night.

After missing out on the coveted gong in 2013, the footballer – believed to be worth £280million – allegedly wrote a furious email to his long-time PR man, moaning about the snub.