Prince William urges world to help save seas as he joins Sir David Attenborough to discuss deteriorating oceans
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PRINCE William will today urge the world to help save our seas — as he joins Sir David Attenborough to discuss deteriorating oceans.
William is expected to call on everyone to 'think big in your actions' when he highlights the urgency of the situation in a landmark speech.
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Sir David explains workings of underwater camera to Prince William
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Wills laughs as Sir David tries on a helmet
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William joined Sir David Attenborough to discuss deteriorating oceans
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In the address in Monaco at the Blue Economy and Finance Forum, he will say: 'Let us act together with urgency and optimism while we still have the chance.'
The father of three, 42, is there as founder of the Earthshot environmental prize which has 'Revive Our Oceans' as one of its themes.
A Kensington Palace spokesman said: 'This speech is the Prince of Wales calling for action to save our oceans now.
"The world is watching. This is him using his platform to call for more to be done sooner rather than later.'
William sits down with Sir David, 99, to celebrate the environmentalist's new film, Ocean, which is released on streaming platforms today, World Oceans Day.
The Prince asks: 'David, from what you've seen over the years, what state would you say the oceans are in right now?'
He replies: 'The awful thing is it's hidden from you and from me and from most people.
'The thing I'm appalled by when I first saw the shots taken for this film are what we have done to the deep ocean floor is just unspeakably awful.
"If you did anything remotely like it on land everybody was up in arms. If this film . . . just shifts public awareness, it will be very, very important.
"And I can only hope that people who see it will recognise that something must be done before we destroy this great treasure.'
Ocean with David Attenborough, official trailer
Asked by the Prince if there are things deep down in the oceans 'we've never seen', he answers that it is 'beyond question'.
They also discuss Sir David's decades of ocean exploration and the vital role the ocean has in supporting and sustaining life on Earth.
Wills and Sir David also speak about the importance of remaining optimistic about ocean protection and the role younger people play.
At the beginning of the film, Sir David has the Prince in stitches as he tries on a diving helmet used in filming 1990's The Trials of Life.
They also inspect an underwater camera used in filming Ocean.
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