David Attenborough broke the Instagram record, celebrating it with Prince William and his children

The current world record in this statistic was held by actress Jennifer Aniston, who last October won her first million followers on Instagram in five hours and 16 minutes.

However, by joining Instagram, Sir David Attenborough quickly left behind other great personalities of this social network. Pope Francis, celebrity Kim Kardashian and her sister Kylie Jenner, and even the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (they collected the first million on Instagram last year in five hours and 45 minutes).

Sir David Attenborough wants to use his account, which had 4.2 million followers on Sunday morning, primarily to spread the message of protecting the environment, saving endangered animal and plant species on Earth, and raising awareness about protecting the world’s oceans.

The famous popularizer of science has dedicated his entire life to these topics – and in his case it really means almost a century. Sir David Attenborough is, after all, only three weeks younger than the reigning British Queen Elizabeth II.

And it was with the Queen’s grandson and also with one of the next British kings, Prince William, that Sir David Attenborough imaginaryly “celebrated” his current success. And not only with him, but especially with his three children: seven-year-old Prince George and five-year-old Princess Charlotte, along with two-year-old Prince Louis, are huge fans of Attenborough’s documentaries.

According to their parents, all three “love everything about prehistory, fossils and dinosaurs” and happily read books with their father and watch all films on the subject.

Therefore, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have now decided to take an unconventional step. David Attenborough’s latest documentary had its world premiere in their backyard homes.

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet was originally scheduled to have its world premiere at the Royal Albert Hall in April this year.

The coronavirus pandemic postponed its premiere this autumn, but even now, due to restrictive measures in Britain, the ceremony is not possible.

That’s why Prince William, who has been a close friend of the famous scientist for many years, decided to take an atypical step – and invited David Attenborough to his own garden at Kensington Palace, inviting his entire family. The private screening was a great success for the children, as evidenced by the current photos published on the official royal Twitter. Little Princess Charlotte in particular was completely ecstatic.

And not only the experience was taken away by the royal children from the unusual meeting. Seven-year-old George, third on the British throne, also received a magnificent gift from his favorite scientist, the tooth of a giant prehistoric shark called a megalodon.

All admirers of the work of the famous British scientist will soon be able to see the film. A Life on Our Planet premieres on October 4 on Netflix. The film also accompanies the release of Attenborough’s new book, which will appear in bookstores this week.

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