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Prince William Appeals to World Leaders at the UN Just Hours After Prince Harry’s Appearance
The Prince of Wales made a video call after his brother’s in-person visit.

It was a tale of two princes during UN Climate Week on Tuesday, Sept. 24. While Prince Harry has been making the rounds to various charitable organizations in NYC, his brother, Prince William, also gave a speech to the United Nations just hours after Harry made his own in-person appearance.

The Prince of Wales, 42, delivered a speech via video call from the U.K. during an event for The Campaign for Nature, which aims to protect the world’s oceans and natural land.

Like his father, King Charles III, Prince William has long been a champion of saving the environment. In his speech, William called on world leaders to “act urgently” to protect the globe before it’s too late.

“We now have just five years to deliver on our collective promise,” he said, referencing a promise by the campaign to “reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.”

The prince noted that “one million species face extinction” at the moment. “We are living at odds with the natural world – and it is buckling under the pressure of our actions,” he said.