Who are National Treasures these days?

[SiulaGrande]

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?

Billy Connolly
Anthony Hopkins
Maggie Smith
Pauline Collins
Brian Blessed
Russell T Davies

Between Kathy Burke & Emma Thompson, it’s Kathy all the way.

EmmaT’s relentless self aggrandisement & over-exposure I find very off putting. Anything she associates with I go right off. Likewise Dawn French.

The Queen
David Attenborough
Anthony Hopkins

J K Rowling

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Michael Sheen
Michael Sheen
Michael Sheen
JK Rowling
Marcus Rashford
Gary Neville
Terry Pratchett RIP

Definitely:

Mary Berry
Judi Dench
Maggie Smith
David Attenborough
Brian Blessed
Michael Palin

And I’d like to nominate Tom Baker.

Peter Capaldi (predominantly for the gift of his portrayal of Malcolm Tucker)
Julie Walters
John Cleese
Beloved comedy writer Graham Linehan aka @Glinner
Mary Beard

Grayson Perry

Professor Chris Whitty.

I’d agree with Joanna Lumely and Brian Blessed.
I’d like to nominate Brian May. He’s an astrophysicist .
He works for animal rights, and just seems like one of the good ones.

Mel and Sue

Gordon Brown ?

Richard and Judy

Richard Osman
Jo Brand

@Snoopsnoggysnog

Amazed your DD at 12 has heard of Lenny Henry and Maggie Smith. Off to ask mine if they know who they are. They’ve only heard of YouTube and tiktok stars.

Lenny Henry was in Dr Who episode Spyfall, which we've watched twice this week. Maggie Smith = Prof McGonagall.

I thought national treasures had to be approaching their dotage - not sure Emma Thompson will be hugely flattered. Ditto David Beckham - Poor david did the When am I getting knighted haven't I done enough for charity yet message unfortunatley.

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and not Brian Blessed

Paul McCartney

Bill Bailey

Paul O'Grady for me too. The first person who came to mind.
What do you have to have said on a thread like this to be deleted?

Yes to David Jason and Marcus Rashford. A billion percent.

I don't like most of these people. The Queen is a grumpy old cow.

My nominations would be:
Bob Mortimer
Paul Whitehouse
Jools Holland
Jackie Collins
Judy Dench
Michael Gambon

But I can't stand a lot of the lovies like Miriam Margolyes and Michael Sheen.

I don't agree with many of those named, but I think Owain Wyn Evans is on his way to being a NT.

What do you have to have said on a thread like this to be deleted?

Probably some unsubstantiated allegation that Sir National Treasure has a tangled and unedifying private life. MNHQ understandably delete as they don't need the grief.

Pru leith !