King Charles stars in surprise birthday tribute to David Attenborough alongside ‘creature couriers’

9 May 2026 • 5:56 PM MYT
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King Charles stars in surprise birthday tribute to David Attenborough alongside ‘creature couriers’

King Charles has starred in a surprise 100th birthday tribute to David Attenborough, alongside a number of animals who help relay his hand-written card.

The film called A Very Special Delivery, produced by the BBC and released on Friday (8 May), shows the King writing a letter as he reflects on over 60 years of friendship with the Planet Earth presenter.

The signed card is then handed to a waiting Land Rover by a butler carrying it on a silver tray, before a fallen tree blocks the car from delivering the message.

A heroic rescue mission by animals then begins, starting off with Flynn the border collie.

Eagles, an otter, a fox and a deer all help deliver the letter which eventually reaches the letterbox of Attenborough’s home.

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