Prince George of Cambridgebarely 9 years old, he already has a strong one ecological awareness. To the point of having organized a small one fundraiser in favor of Tusk Trusta non-profit organization that deals with the protection of African wild animals.
It happened in 2020, during the lockdown: the little prince organized one sale of sweets to raise funds and then wrote a note in his own hand to the same non-profit organization – that is sponsored by his fatherthe Duke of Cambridge, since 2005 – to explain his initiative.
“It was very sweet,” she told GB News the CEO of Tusk, Charlie Mayhew. “Prince George did it all by himself: he organized this little candy sale during the lockdown and then wrote to us himself explaining what he had done, clearly demonstrating his interest in the fate of African wild animals ”.
A interest certainly absorbed in the family: is his father William (founder of the Earthshot Prize, a cash prize for the best idea in defense of the environment) and his grandfather Charles they are very sensitive to the theme of climate changesand they were even before the subject arose the attention of the western world.
The Prince of Wales was one of the first to talk about sustainability and environmental protection since the 1970s, although at that time these concerns were considered boring naivety. He had remembered it himself in the documentary Cop26: In your handsin which, to talk about the climate crisis, Carlo had also brought up his nephew: “Like you, George is also learning how the climate change is causing the big ones storms and floodsthe Droughtthe fires and the food shortage that we are seeing all over the world. But when I was his age, people had no idea of the damage we were doing. Only later, as a teenager, did I begin to understand that if we didn’t stop polluting our planet we would deal with it a very dangerous future. That’s why I’ve spent so much time in my life trying to explain to everyone that we must work in a way that makes nature thrive rather than make it suffer“.
George – who even had a wood planted in his honor for his birth – has already learned at his tender age: “He is very aware of the ongoing climate crisis “his father William relates, ‘although a lot too confused by the attitude of adults“. That’s why he probably wanted to do something firsthand for the animals that when he grows up may not be there anymore.
You do not know the amount collected from the sale of sweets by little Cambridge (Tusk did not want to report it) but his little gesture bodes well. For the future of the monarchy and that of the planet.
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