There's a rumour, probably apocryphal, that Richard Attenborough only got his knighthood because of David.
Somebody at the palace or the civil service was reviewing the nominations, saw "David Attenborough" and thought "that's a typo, they must have meant Dickie Attenborough".
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There's a rumour, probably apocryphal, that Richard Attenborough only got his knighthood because of David.
Somebody at the palace or the civil service was reviewing the nominations, saw "David Attenborough" and thought "that's a typo, they must have meant Dickie Attenborough".