Sir David Attenborough remembers Queen's 'most precious laugh' in moving tribute

Sir David Attenborough has paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following her death at Balmoral Castle. 

• Ahead of King Charles III’s address to the nation, Sir David Attenborough has shared a tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II.
• Sir David and the Queen were both born in 1926 and worked closely together during her reign.
• Speaking to ITV, the documentary-maker detailed what he will remember the most about the monarch, who died aged 96 at Balmoral Castle. 

People across the world have been sharing their condolences to the royal family and tributes to the Queen after Buckingham Palace announced on September 8th that Queen Elizabeth had died aged 96, at her Balmoral estate.

Now, legendary broadcaster and historian, Sir David Attenborough has shared a personal tribute to Her Majesty, with whom he worked closely with on projects and documentaries during her 70 years on the throne. 

Speaking to ITV News, Sir David shared that what he will remember most about the Queen is her "most precious laugh".

He said, “if there was something funny she laughed in a genuine way,” before adding, “She was an expert at getting people to relax.

"When you met her you were well-aware that you were in the presence of someone who was extremely important to our society and yet she made it seem that you were meeting another human being with exactly the same conditions that all human beings have."

Sir David worked with the Queen to produce some of her famous Christmas addresses to the nation, and recalled how he watched her become "more and more skilled at maintaining a position, maintaining a way of behaving and speaking, and of mastering a brief and doing a job with conviction."

He added that working with Her Majesty throughout their lives and being able to form a bond with her left him "delighted" saying that "it was a great privilege".

During her reign, the Queen awarded Sir David with a Knighthood for his environmental work, and the Order of Merit, which is given as a personal gift from the monarch for exceptional distinction in the arts and sciences.