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The Queen and Sir David Attenborough hailed by viewers as “the new Ant and Dec”!

The pair of 91-year-olds featured on ITV special last night

Move aside, Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. There’s a new TV duo in town… none other than Her Majesty the Queen and Sir David Attenborough!

Viewers are hailing the unlikely pair as “the new Ant and Dec” and even called for them to host the next series of Saturday Night Takeaway, despite both being 91 years old.

They appeared together on ITV documentary The Queen’s Green Planet last night, and their on-screen chemistry was an instant hit with viewers.

Sir David and the Queen in the palace gardens (Credit: ITN Productions)

The monarch gave Sir David a tour of Buckingham Palace’s gardens to highlight Her Majesty’s Commonwealth Canopy environmental project.

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Her aim is to establish protected forest lands in 53 countries throughout the Commonwealth, and she now has the backing of TV’s most famous natural history presenter.

The Queen in her younger days with Princess Margaret (Credit: ITN Productions)

Viewers flooded Twitter with praise for the duo’s relaxed rapport as they chatted about everything from climate change and the future of planet Earth to conkers during their walk around the royal grounds.

Sir David said on last night’s programme: “Trees have been a part of the Queen’s life, all of her life. Now, she wants to make sure that they’re a part of ours.”

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Chatting about conkers and climate change (Credit: ITN Productions)

Sharing one of several jokes throughout the hour, the Queen told him: “I’ve been quite difficult to give presents to, so they’ve said, ‘Oh, let’s give her a plant’.”

The documentary also featured Princes William and Harry and Hollywood star Angelina Jolie who are prominent supporters of the Commonwealth Canopy project.

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Nancy Brown
Associate Editor