David Attenborough on his wedding day in 1950, with his wife Jane and his brother Richard

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image showing David Attenborough on his wedding day in 1950, with his wife Jane and his brother Richard

all10reddit on May 8th, 2026 at 10:17 UTC »

76 years ago.

Bloody hell.

SopwithTurtle on May 8th, 2026 at 10:43 UTC »

Here, the male Attenborough has successfully completed his courtship, and will soon form his own family unit. The younger sibling watches and learns, knowing that it will soon be his turn to seek a mate.

NeoThermic on May 8th, 2026 at 14:44 UTC »

His wife died in 1997. Richard died in 2014.

David had one other brother, the younger John, who died in 2012 (due to PSP).

Thus is the curse of a long life, you can outlive all your family.

However, the joy of the long life of David, we've all been able to enjoy him from black-and-white to colour to HD to 3D to 4k.