David Attenborough

Wildlife filmmaker made a Knight of the Grand Cross of St Michael and St George for services to broadcasting and conservation.

Spy chief Sir Jeremy Fleming, director of GCHQ, was also due to receive his knighthood after he was made Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George for services to national security. The broadcaster, 96, was made Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George for services to television broadcasting and to conservation on Wednesday. Gary Lightbody, lead singer of rock band Snow Patrol, was also due to be made an OBE for services to music and to charity in Northern Ireland.

Sir David, first knighted by the Queen in 1985, collected the even more prestigious honour from her son Prince Charles.

Spy chief Sir Jeremy Fleming, director of GCHQ, was also due to receive his knighthood after he was made Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George for services to national security. Sir David, first knighted by the Queen in 1985, collected the even more prestigious honour from her son Charles at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle. The broadcaster, 96, collected his Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George for services to television broadcasting and to conservation on Wednesday.

According to new research, the UK has dubbed David Attenborough the 'most admirable male'.

Interestingly, for women, Attenborough was closely followed by scientist Brian Cox – showing that intelligence does prevail. Furthermore, both men and women in the UK agree that intelligence is the most admirable trait, with David Attenborough topping the poll for both genders. The survey shows that 36 percent of Britons crowned ‘intellectualism’ as the most admirable trait, which is why national treasure, David Attenborough, scooped the top spot – while the trait ‘social status’ came in last at 5 percent

Sir David Attenborough smiled from ear to ear after he was awarded his Knight Grand Cross honour from Prince Charles.

All we lack is unified action.’ In comments carried by the BBC, Sir David used his being named as Champion of the Earth to again urge action to prevent further destruction of the planet. In recent years, Sir David pleaded with politicians and people in power to do everything possible to protect the planet, warning of climate change and mass extinction.

Sir David Attenborough is made Knight Grand Cross after being first knighted by the Queen in 1985.

For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the Radio Times podcast with Jane Garvey. The Planet Earth and Blue Planet documentary maker was first knighted by the Queen in 1985. The latter hasn't been shown on the BBC since 1989.

Sir David Attenborough, 96, beamed this morning as he received the new royal honour from Prince Charles, 73, during an investiture ceremony at Windsor ...

The Prince of Wales and Sir David shake hands after the royal bestowed the honour on the broadcaster this morning While Sir David was first knighted by the Queen in 1985, he received an even higher honour today as he was made Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George. - Sir David Attenborough received a new royal honour today as was made Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George

The National Television Awards have revealed their longlist, with Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb up against some TV giants.

Clearly starstruck, Kaleb encouraged fans to go and vote - but stated he would be backing Sir David Attenborough for the award. The longlist for the 2022 NTA awards has now been revealed, and Oxfordshire is very well-represented. Each year, the public are able to vote for their favourite programmes and their stars, with millions of votes cast.

Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper has been nominated for a National Television Award in the expert category.

And the Amazon Prime show itself is nominated in the Factual Entertainment category. The National Television Awards take place at the OVO Arena Wembley in September hosted by comedian Joel Dommett. Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper has been nominated for a National Television Award in the expert category.

The prestigious Knight Grand Cross was bestowed upon the 96-year-old naturalist by the Prince of Wales, himself a passionate campaigner for the environment.

His first post --— a video warning about climate change — attracted 1 million followers in just 4 hours and 44 minutes. He also has the distinction of being the only person to have won BAFTA awards : "At Windsor Castle, Sir David Attenborough is invested by The Prince of Wales as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and George. Congratulations Sir David!"

A number of classic Sir David Attenborough documentaries are returning to BBC iPlayer from the archive. These include Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives, ...

Sir David explores the life cycle of plants, which used at-the-time pioneering time-lapse filming techniques to show life on a different time scale. Sir David indulges a boyhood passion for studying rocks and fossils with the help of expert palaeontologists, fossil hunters and animation techniques, to show how life evolved in Earth's distant past. A number of classic Sir David Attenborough documentaries are returning to BBC iPlayer from the archive.