Sir David Attenborough has been rightfully hailed a ‘national treasure’ with a broadcasting career spanning over six decades, but how old is the much-loved biologist?
The natural historian is back with his docu-series sequel titled Dynasties II.
BBC’s latest nature programme will feature a new cast of animal characters in its journey from the southern tip of the snow-capped Andes, to dusty plains in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro, to vast wetlands fed by the flooding of the Zambezi River – to tell the stories of an elephant, cheetah, puma, and hyena.
This serves as a contrast to the first season, which aired in 2018, and focused on chimpanzees, emperor penguins, lions, painted wolves, and tigers.
Sir David has produced over 100 eye-opening documentaries, and each has been just as insightful as the previous, but does he have any children, and was he married?
Here’s everything you need to know.
How old is David Attenborough?
Sir David is 95-years-old and was born on May 8, 1926.
The beloved presenter was knighted in 1985 and was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael And St George for services to television broadcasting and to conservation.
The tireless host kick-started his career bringing the beautiful side of the natural world to millions of TV viewers, and continues to deliver powerful warnings over what is at stake in the fight against climate change.
Sir David’s impact on British culture is enormous, with him being voted as Britain’s greatest living icon in 2006.
He was not only a pioneer of wildlife programmes but was responsible for BBC Two, and we can also thank him for introducing colour television into the UK.
Who is David Attenborough’s wife?
Sir David married his wife Jane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel in 1950 and the pair remained together until she died in 1997 as a result of a brain hemorrhage
The pair share a son and daughter, Robert and Susan.
And it seems the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, as their son Robert is a senior lecturer in bioanthropology for the School of Archaeology and Anthropology at the Australian National University in Canberra.
While Susan is a former primary school headmistress.
Not much is known about the siblings as they have opted for a life away from the spotlight, but they were reported as being in ‘their 50s’ in 2017.
Dynasties II airs tonight at 8pm on BBC One.
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