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Sir David Attenborough Turns 100, Celebrities Flood Tributes

5/9/2026

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Attenborough Turns 100

Sir David Attenborough marked his 100th birthday on May 8, 2026 with a Royal Albert Hall event on BBC One.
Sir David Attenborough recorded a message thanking groups and care-home residents.
Sir Paul McCartney posted a video singing “Happy Birthday” to Sir David Attenborough.
David Beckham shared a photo captioned “Happy 100th Birthday to our National Treasure.”
Leonardo DiCaprio called Sir David Attenborough “one of the most enduring champions of our planet.”

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Attenborough Celebrates

BBC will air a “100 Years on Planet Earth” special replaying Sir David Attenborough’s most memorable wildlife scenes.
In the broadcast Attenborough said he lived through the golden age of natural-history filmmaking and urged biodiversity restoration and global rewilding, citing an Emmy-winner.
He also recalled childhood fossil collecting outside London, a Cambridge zoology degree, Navy service that taught discipline, and thanked fans, noting he cannot reply individually.

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DiCaprio Honors Attenborough

Leonardo DiCaprio, actor, served as executive producer on the Netflix documentary *Gorilla Story*, revisiting naturalist David Attenborough’s gorilla footage from *Life on Earth*.
In an Instagram tribute on May 8, 2026, Leonardo DiCaprio praised naturalist David Attenborough’s influence and called the 2020 film *David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet* pivotal for biodiversity.
Leonardo DiCaprio noted his two-decade career advocating for climate action, biodiversity protection, and indigenous rights.
The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, launched in 1988, has funded 200 environmental projects in 50 countries.

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Attenborough Turns 100

Sir David Attenborough marked his 100th birthday on May 8, 2026 with a Royal Albert Hall event on BBC One.
Sir David Attenborough recorded a message thanking groups and care-home residents.
Sir Paul McCartney posted a video singing “Happy Birthday” to Sir David Attenborough.
David Beckham shared a photo captioned “Happy 100th Birthday to our National Treasure.”
Leonardo DiCaprio called Sir David Attenborough “one of the most enduring champions of our planet.”

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