Virginia McKenna

Virginia McKenna said her damehood “really belongs” to campaigners who are fighting to “end wild animal suffering and keep wildlife in the wild”. The 91-year- ...

She added: “Without him we never could be where we are now and this amazing situation would never have arisen. It’s about everybody who, like me, cares deeply about the issues we try and battle with. “The rewards I’ve had in my life have been so amazing. Absolutely right, and profoundly so.” While filming in Africa, she said she and Travers learned to read the “body language” and “signs” that lions use to tell humans what is and what is not OK. Virginia McKenna said her damehood “really belongs” to campaigners who are fighting to “end wild animal suffering and keep wildlife in the wild”.