While Prince Harry, 37, has been an avid environmental activist and adamant about his support for climate change research, his grandmother appeared to snub him in a message sent to a religious conference last week. Queen Elizabeth II, 95, indicated in her announcement that she believes Prince Charles and Prince William are the ones carrying her late husband Prince Philip’s climate change awareness legacy…
Last month, Harry gave a speech at the United Nations in which he advocated for world leaders to act immediately and “save humanity” as climate change is “wreaking havoc” on Earth. In Queen Elizabeth’s message to the Lambeth Conference, she similarly expressed similarly that climate change is “threatening the lives and livelihoods of many people and communities, not least the poorest and those less able to adapt and adjust.”
Warm congratulations to HM Queen Elizabeth II on her #PlatinumJubilee. The Queen most recently visited @EdinburghUni to unveil a plaque at the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute with HRH The Princess Royal, to mark the University’s renewed commitment to lead on climate action. pic.twitter.com/XgwDhU4RXa
— The University of Edinburgh (@EdinburghUni) June 3, 2022
And this also isn’t the first time that the monarch has spoken about climate change without recognizing that it is one of Harry’s main focuses with his activist efforts. In November 2021, a recorded message from the Queen was played during the COP26 summit in Scotland. She was heard saying,”It is a source of great pride to me that the leading role my husband played in encouraging people to protect our fragile planet, lives on through the work of our eldest son Charles and his eldest son William.” She added, “I could not be more proud of them.”
During her Christmas 2021 speech, Queen Elizabeth also said she was “proud beyond words” that her husband’s work regarding climate change has been “taken on and magnified by our eldest son Charles and his eldest son William—admirably supported by Camilla and Catherine.”
Queen Elizabeth II told the UN climate change summit that “the time for words has now moved to the time for action.”
The queen was due to attend the event in person in Glasgow but delivered a recorded video after doctors advised her to rest for two weeks. https://t.co/KuAuK6v3Iy pic.twitter.com/6BuYj04j4F
— ABC News (@ABC) November 2, 2021
Harry has spoken out multiple times about climate change and other environmental issues— from his notable 2017 guest edited episode of BBC Radio 4 Today when he interviewed former President Barack Obama and his father, Prince Charles.
Charles, at least, expressed that he believes Harry’s environmental work is just as important and admirable as that of his brother William in an interview with Newsweek. “As a father, I am proud that my sons have recognized this threat,” the prince wrote.
Britain’s Prince Harry has suggested that the coronavirus pandemic is a rebuke from nature as he called for more action to tackle climate change https://t.co/TawTW3bTP0 pic.twitter.com/TZyYIVOtyc
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 3, 2020
#PrinceHarry speaking about climate change pic.twitter.com/6sfQw0pQRk
— Reese Nic (@Reesellaneous) September 26, 2019
“Most recently, my elder son, William, launched the prestigious Earthshot Prize to incentivise change and help repair our planet over the next ten years by identifying and investing in the technologies that can make a difference,” Charles continued. “And my younger son, Harry, has passionately highlighted the impact of climate change, especially in relation to Africa, and committed his charity to being net zero,” he added.
Harry and his wife Meghan Markle announced at the time of the COP26 conference that they intend to make their charity Archewell net zero by significantly reducing carbon emissions by the year 2030, which Charles seemed to be referencing.
