Overview
- The 90-minute celebration at London's Royal Albert Hall, broadcast Friday on BBC One and iPlayer, featured a handwritten note from King Charles and on-stage praise from Prince William.
- Footage shown at the event captured Attenborough recording narration for Blue Planet III earlier in the week, and host Kirsty Young said the series will run on the BBC in the autumn.
- The Natural History Museum marked the centenary by naming a newly identified parasitic wasp Attenboroughnculus tau, a species from Chile's Patagonian lake region.
- In a recorded message released Thursday, Attenborough said he was "completely overwhelmed" by birthday greetings, as tributes poured in from royals, politicians, conservation groups, and stars including David Beckham and Leonardo DiCaprio.
- The concert capped a week of BBC specials and museum and public displays across the UK, spotlighting a seven-decade career that helped shift views on climate, biodiversity, and plastic pollution.