Prince WilliamandPrince Charleseach took the stage separately at Saturday’sPlatinum Party at the Palaceto celebrate the workQueen Elizabethhas done to save the natural world…and how long she’s been doing it!
The Duke of Cambridge appeared during theOur Green Planetsegment of the show, which opened with pre-recorded words from Sir David Attenborough and spectacular imagery of the planet.
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After noting how “proud” he was of his fatherPrince Charlesand late grandfatherPrince Philipfor their conservation work spanning decades, he turned his attention to his grandmother.
Kate Middleton, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince William at “Party at the Palace”.Jacob King/PA Images via Getty
“While no one’s grandmother thanks them for talking about their age, my own grandmother has been alive for nearly a century,” he said. “In that time, mankind has benefited from unimaginable technological developments and scientific breakthroughs. And although those breakthroughs have increased our awareness of the impact humans have on our world, our planet has become more fragile. Today, in 2022 — as The Queen celebrates her Platinum Jubilee — the pressing need to protect and restore our planet has never been more urgent.”
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He then added a shared quality between them: “But like her, I am an optimist.”
Prince Williamsaid it was his “firm hope that my grandmother’s words are as true in seventy years' time as they are tonight that as nations we come together in common cause because then there is always room for hope.”
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He added, “Tonight has been full of such optimism and joy – and there is hope. Together, if we harness the very best of humankind, and restore our planet, we will protect it for our children, for our grandchildren and for future generations to come.”
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As he concluded his speech, Kate, George and Charlotte waved their Union Jack flags enthusiastically and the children joined in the crowd’s applause.
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“Your Majesty, Mummy,” he began. “The scale of this evening’s celebration – and the outpouring of warmth and affection over this whole Jubilee weekend – is our way of saying thank you – thank you from your family, the country, the Commonwealth, in fact the whole world.”
“Your family now spans four generations. You are our Head of State. And you are also our mother. Your ‘strength and stay’ is much missed this evening but I am sure he is here in spirit…My Papa would have enjoyed the show and joined us wholeheartedly in celebrating all you continue to do for your country and your people,” he continued, praising his late father and the Queen’s beloved husbandPrince Philip, who died last year at the age of 99.
“I know what really gets my mother up in the morning,” Charles said. “All of you, ladies and gentlemen.”
He then told the crowd that if they cheered loud enough, the Queen would hear them from Windsor Castle, which was just 20 miles away.
source: people.com
