Prince George took part in a school activity that reportedly left him “confused and annoyed”.
The young royal, 10, is currently enjoying a well-deserved break from school for the summer holidays with his siblings Princess Charlotte, eight and Prince Louis, five.
Last year, the royal children started at a new school – Lambrook – as the family moved from Kensington Palace in London to Adelaide Cottage in Windsor.
But their dad, Prince William, said that his oldest son took part in litter-picking sessions, which left him frustrated about the state of the planet.
He told a BBC podcast in 2021: “So George at school recently has been doing litter picking and I didn’t realise but talking to him the other day he was already showing that he was getting a bit confused and a bit sort of annoyed by the fact they went out litter picking one day and then the very next day they did the same route, same time and pretty much all the same litter they picked up back again.
“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?’”
William has been very vocal about turning the tide on climate change and environmental problems.
And he’s previously said that he was concerned that Prince George and his generation might still be talking about climate change in decades to come.
He said: “But it shouldn’t be that there’s a third-generation now coming along having to ramp it up even more.
“And you know, for me, it would be an absolute disaster if George is sat here talking to you or your successor, you know in like 30 years time, whatever, still saying the same thing, because by then we will be too late.”
After Lambrook, George and later Louis will most likely follow in their dad’s footsteps and attend Eton College from the age of 13.
The prestigious school charges a £48,501 a year and was set up by King Henry VI in 1440.
It counts other royal alumni such as Prince Harry, Prince William of Gloucester, The Duke of Kent, as well as Sam and Arthur Chatto.
