Who are National Treasures these days?

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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?

Judy Dench.

I would say David Jason, he's lovely.

Mary Berry

Tom Jones

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.

The Queen
David Attenborough
Judy Dench
Trevor McDonald

Julie Walters

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

Emma Thompson

Did you see this??

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Rylan 🙂

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

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

Joanna Lumley

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

Clare Balding

Graham nortony

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

Ian McKellen

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

@Justcannotbearsed

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

Judi Dench
Mary Berry

Michael Palin.

Can we have Tim Minchin?

British born. I’m claiming him.