Britain’s Prince William has spoken of his “much-missed grandmother” Queen Elizabeth as he called for action to tackle the illegal wildlife trade saying it was destroying lives and endangering too many species.
In his first speech since being made Prince of Wales following the queen’s death last month, William told the United for Wildlife Global Summit how he had been inspired to care about the environment by his father, now King Charles, and his grandparents, Elizabeth and her late husband Prince Philip.
Chair of the Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales, Lord William Hague, said there was some progress in the fight but collaboration across sectors needs to be made to stamp out the trade.
