Prince George.Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty
Prince Georgeis already taking after his fatherPrince Williamin his passion for conservation.
Charlie Mayhew — chief executive of the charity Tusk, which works to protect endangered species in Africa — revealed that 8-year-oldPrince Georgeheld a cake sale during COVID-19 lockdown to raise money for the organization, according toThe Independent.
“Prince Georgevery sweetly did a little cake sale to raise money for Tusk during lockdown and wrote a very sweet card about it, clearly demonstrating his concern for Africa’s wildlife,” Mayhew said.
Prince William, who celebrated his 40th birthday on Tuesday, has been aroyal patron for Tusksince 2005 as part of his ongoing work to protect the environment.
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Prince Williampreviously shared his eldest son’s concern for the natural world, revealing thatPrince Georgewasdeeply saddened while learning about extinction.
“Having watched so many David Attenborough documentaries recently with my children, they absolutely love them, the most recent one — the extinction one — actually George and I had to turn it off, we got so sad about it halfway through,” William previously toldSky News.“He said to me, ‘You know, I don’t want to watch this anymore.’ "
Prince Williamcontinued, “Why has it come to this? You know, he’s 7 years old and he’s asking me these questions already, he really feels it, and I think every 7-year-old out there can relate to that.”
Prince George had extinction on his mind in 2020 when he and siblingsPrincess CharlotteandPrince Louiswere given the opportunity toask Sir David Attenborough questions.
“Hello David Attenborough, what animal do you think will become extinct next?” George asked, and Attenborough replied he hopes that will not happen.
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Prince Williamalso sat down for an interview with the BBC ahead of the firstEarthshot Prize Awardslast year, where he shared that Prince George was frustrated when he took part in trash cleanup with his school.
He continued, “And I think that for him, he was trying to understand how and where it all came from. He couldn’t understand, he’s like, ‘Well, we cleaned this. Why has it not gone away?'”
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Prince William’s advocacy for changes to environmental impact is apassion inheritedfrom his father,Prince Charles— but he doesn’t want his own children to have to continue the work.
source: people.com
