Tipperary student receives handwritten letter from iconic TV presenter David Attenborough

Over the past few weeks, the children from Second to Sixth Class in Monard National School, have been honing their writing skills by composing letters to people they admire.

One such letter composed was from Luke Ryan, a Fourth Class pupil with a strong interest in nature, and a deep curiosity about the world around him.

Luke chose to write to none other than Sir David Attenborough.

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To Luke's great delight, a handwritten reply from Sir David arrived last week.

In his letter, Sir David thanked Luke for getting in touch and told him about his latest documentary, Ocean, expressing his hope that Luke would enjoy it.

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Luke was overjoyed with the response, and the treasured letter now holds pride of place, framed in his bedroom.

You will see the photo of Luke with his letter from Sir David, which is a really wonderful memento to have.

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Well done to Luke for following through on this and for writing to such an inspirational man and better still for receiving a handwritten reply!

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Sir David is an English broadcaster, biologist, natural historian and writer and is now 99 years young.