PRINCE Charles has praised his eldest son William for making a stand for the environment just days after Harry released a plea to stop mining in Africa.
The Prince of Wales, 72, gushed he was “very proud” of Wills’ stance that has seen the dad-of-three call for society to “unite in repairing our planet”.
William and Kate Middleton will tonight join famous faces for the inaugural awards ceremony for the Earthshot Prize later today.
And Charles today tweeted: “I am very proud of my son, William, for his growing commitment to the environment and the bold ambition of the Earthshot Prize.
“As a world, we need to come together to inspire, reimagine and build the sustainable future we so desperately need.”
The message was shared just days after Prince Harry, 37, shared his own plea from across the pond to “stop pillaging” his African “sanctuary” for oil.
The Duke of Sussex, who quit the Royal Family last year to start a new life in the US with wife Meghan Markle, released the appeal in a moving op-ed for the Washington Times.
The Prince – who was just unveiled as an impact partner for “ethical” investment group Ethic – said he and Meghan “found sanctuary and inspiration in the Okavango”.
Harry whisked the then future-Duchess of Sussex away to the Meno A Kwena safari camp in August 2017 in the heart of Botswana on one of their early dates.
It’s just one of the many projects the duke has thrown himself into after Megxit – including a Netflix and Spotify deal.
He and Meghan Markle have previously said they wanted to pursue their own passion projects and criticised the Royal family for not being able to speak out.
The Royals have been relatively outspoken when it comes to the environment, with Prince Charles often championing eco-friendly campaigns.
Just this week, the Queen weighed in on climate change, suggesting that world leaders are “irritating” when they “talk but don’t do”.
And William will tonight shine the light on the importance of the environment at the Earthshot ceremony tonight.
‘WORLD’S GREATEST BRAINS’
Earthshot judges include broadcaster Sir David Attenborough, actress Cate Blanchett and singer Shakira.
The stars will walk the green carpet at the event being staged at Alexandra Palace in north London.
Ed Sheeran, Coldplay and KSI will perform during the ceremony, and actors Dame Emma Thompson, Emma Watson and David Oyelowo, and Liverpool FC striker Mo Salah, will be handing out the awards.
The ceremony comes ahead of the Cop26 UN climate change conference in Glasgow in a few weeks – which the Queen, the Cambridges and the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will attend.
In the days leading up to the ceremony, William criticised space tourism, saying: “We need some of the world’s greatest brains and minds fixed on trying to repair this planet, not trying to find the next place to go and live.”
William’s Earthshot Prize takes its inspiration from the Apollo moon landings, nicknamed Moonshot, which helped advance mankind’s technological achievements.
It features five categories, or Earthshots – Protect and restore nature; Clean our air, Revive our oceans; Build a waste-free world; and Fix our climate – which organisers say if achieved by 2030 would improve life for all.
Every year from 2021 until the end of the decade, winners of the five Earthshots will each receive £1 million to develop their projects.
