The prolific broadcaster, Sir David Attenborough, is to officially be appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George for services to television broadcasting and to conservation on Wednesday.
He first received the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to television broadcasting and to conservation.
The conferment of the second knighthood will reportedly be officiated by the Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, at a ceremony of honour to be held at Windsor Castle.
The Man, The Myth, The Legend: Sir David Attenborough
Earlier at the Platinum Jubilee celebrations in conjunction with celebrating 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign on the British throne, the face of David, 96, was among those featured in a light mapping show at Buckingham Palace.
Even the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William during his speech at the event described David as one of the visionary environmentalists.
David joined Britain’s well-known television station, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in 1952 as a trainee producer and received his first opportunity to publish his first documentary series entitled Zoo Quest which aired from 1954 to 1964.
Then in 1965, he was appointed broadcast controller and among the key individuals responsible for introducing color television broadcasts in Britain.
He was subsequently appointed program director for the BBC channel beginning in 1969 before deciding to leave management in 1973 and return to publishing documentaries.
Among the well-known documentaries that got his touch include Life on Earth published in 1979, The Living Planet (1984), Life of Birds (1998), Life of Mammals (2002) and Life on David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020).
