Sir David Attenborough honoured with second knighthood

Sir David Attenborough has been honoured with a second knighthood at Windsor Castle.

The national treasure was given the honour for his services to television broadcasting and conservation.

Sir David was knighted for the first time by the Queen back in 1985, and has now been  appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael And St George.

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This is a higher accolade and was awarded due to his documentaries about the natural world and his campaigning to help save it.

Sir David was given the honour by the Prince of Wales, with the 96-year-old broadcasting legend attending an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle.

He also featured in part of the Platinum Party at the Palace celebrations over the weekend for the Jubilee.

The Duke of Cambridge discussed the work of ‘visionary environmentalists’ while he was speaking, projecting a clip of Sir David – who is the same age as the Queen – onto Buckingham Palace.

The broadcaster was also recently nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, where he joined the likes of Pope Francis and the World Health Organisation on this year’s candidates.