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The Duke of Cambridge revealed how his seven-year-old son, Prince George, was distraught over a David Attenborough documentary on the extinction.
Prince William, 38, explained that he was watching Extinction: The Facts, which aired last month on BBC1, when Prince George “got sad” and asked to turn it off.
The show contained ‘horrific scenes of destruction’, including monkeys jumping out of trees into a river to escape a major fire. In another scene, a koala limped across a road in a doomed search for shelter from a wildfire.
William revealed: ‘He [George] he actually said, “I don’t want to see him anymore. Why has it come to this?” He’s seven and he’s asking these questions. ‘
The remarks came as the Duke of Cambridge launches the Earthshot Prize, which will see a total of 50 environmental pioneers each awarded a prize of £ 1 million for their work to tackle major issues in climate and energy, nature and the biodiversity, oceans, air pollution and fresh water. .
Prince William, 38, explained that he was watching Extinction: The Facts, which aired last month on BBC1, when Prince George “got sad” and asked to turn it off. Prince George was clearly shocked by the documentary because he asked Sir David about which animals could become extinct during a question and answer session filmed at Kensington Palace (pictured).
In a new interview to promote the project, William said: ‘We have seen so many David Attenborough documentaries recently with my children.
“ They absolutely love them, but the most recent one, the extinction one, actually George and I had to turn it off because we got so sad in the middle.
Actually, he said, “I don’t want to see it anymore. Why has it come to this?” You are seven years old and you are asking these questions.
Feel it. And I think all seven-year-olds can relate to that, so emotionally, all parents want to do what is best for their children.
“And I think we have to have a decade of change, a decade of repairing the planet so that we can hand it over to the next generation and future generations and maintain prosperity for their lives as well.”
The remarks came as the Duke of Cambridge launches the Earthshot Prize, which will see a total of 50 environmental pioneers each awarded a £ 1 million prize for their work to tackle major issues. In the photo, William giving an interview to promote the award.
The hour-long film Extinction: The Facts portrayed the devastating consequences of humanity’s invasion of natural habitats and drew a clear link to pandemics such as the coronavirus crisis.
At the beginning of the documentary, Sir David warned that ‘we are facing a crisis’ and it is one ‘that has consequences for all of us’.
Prince George was clearly shocked by the documentary because he asked Sir David what animals could go extinct during a question and answer session filmed at Kensington Palace.
George asked, ‘Hi David Attenborough, which animal do you think will go extinct next?’
Sir David Attenborough’s one-hour film Extinction: The Facts portrayed the devastating consequences of humanity’s encroachment on natural habitats and drew a clear link to pandemics such as the coronavirus crisis.
The documentary portrays the last two northern white rhinos in the world, a mother and a daughter, in Central Africa as it warns of extinction (above)
Prince William shared this insight about his family by launching the £ 50 million Earthshot Prize.
The Earthshot Prize, which has been compared to a green Nobel Prize, will drive change and help repair the planet for the next 10 years.
The ambitious decade-long project will feature a total of 50 environmental pioneers, each of whom will receive a £ 1 million award for their work to address significant issues in climate and energy, nature and biodiversity, oceans, air pollution and fresh water.
The £ 50 million project is funded by a network of philanthropic organizations and private companies and individuals, including Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Jack Ma Foundation, and American billionaire Marc Benioff and his wife Lynne.
Prince William has launched the most prestigious global environmental award in history, as the five challenges at the heart of the Earthshot Award are unveiled. In the photo, with Sir David Attenborough
