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Who are National Treasures these days?

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SiulaGrande · 10/12/2021 16:08

DD has been adamant only the Queen and David Attenborough are national treasures. I beg to differ but am finding it hard to think of people! (I do have Covid though).

After bit more discussion, she's added Lenny Henry, and Maggie Smith "at a push". She's 12.

So who do you say are currently national treasures, personality-wise?

OP posts:
Strokethefurrywall · 10/12/2021 16:10

Judy Dench.

spanktastic · 10/12/2021 16:12

I would say David Jason, he's lovely.

PunchyAnts · 10/12/2021 16:13

Mary Berry

JackieCollinshasnoauthority · 10/12/2021 16:13

Tom Jones

TheFreaksShallInheritTheEarth · 10/12/2021 16:14

I think people's lives are so much more exposed these days that no one's (or very few people's) lives can stand up to the scrutiny of the digital age.
Every fault, affair or misdemeanor becomes public, and so all our public figures are exposed as flawed. Same as the rest of us.

We're no longer in the business of putting people on pedestals.

puffin23 · 10/12/2021 16:16

The Queen
David Attenborough
Judy Dench
Trevor McDonald

youdontnome · 10/12/2021 16:16

Julie Walters

bofski14 · 10/12/2021 16:17

David Jason, David Attenborough, Pam Ferris, Hugh Grant, Elton John, Julie Andrews

lots33 · 10/12/2021 16:19

Emma Thompson

CarButtonCloth · 10/12/2021 16:19

Rylan 🙂

Bbq1 · 10/12/2021 16:22

Agree with much of what pp's have said but will add Dawn French

SiulaGrande · 10/12/2021 16:26

Oo yes, agree with most of these (not Hugh Grant, though maybe one more thing like Paddington and could be).

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flapjackfairy · 10/12/2021 16:29

Joanna Lumley

LittleBearPad · 10/12/2021 16:30

Judi Dench! Obvs
Maggie Smith - maybe she’s got more of an edge.

TeenMinusTests · 10/12/2021 16:36

Clare Balding

raffle · 10/12/2021 16:40

Graham nortony

MrsPsmalls · 10/12/2021 16:40

He won't be pleased, but maybe even Gary Linaker

Pohtaytoes · 10/12/2021 16:43

Ian McKellen

Justcannotbearsed · 10/12/2021 16:44

Ant and Dec at the moment. ‘Evening Prime Minister’

MamDancer · 10/12/2021 16:47

@Justcannotbearsed

Ant and Dec at the moment. ‘Evening Prime Minister’
Xmas Grin
hels71 · 10/12/2021 16:58

Judi Dench
Mary Berry

beguilingeyes · 10/12/2021 16:59

Michael Palin.

Malteser71 · 10/12/2021 17:02

Can we have Tim Minchin?

British born. I’m claiming him.

Helenahandkart · 10/12/2021 17:10

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