"What we all need to do is love, spread kindness and break bread together"

When Dench sent out information about her Thanksgiving plans via text, she only intended to send it to family and friends. But this year, she also accidentally invited a wrong number that belonged to a teenager, who took her up on her offer.

Hinton, 17, received the invite and, after working out the confusion that Dench was not his grandmother, jokingly texted back, “Can I still get a plate tho?”

“Of course you can,” Dench wrote back. According to her, grandmothers are expected to feed everyone.

Their relationship has struck a chord with the country, which is experiencing increased political and racial tensions after a difficult presidential election.