The Prince of Wales arrived at the Natural History Museum tonight with Prince William and Harry, in a rare joint engagement.
The three princes attended the premiere of new Netflix series Our Planet, narrated and hosted by Sir David Attenborough.
As the royals arrived they all looked smart in tuxedos, laughing as they posed with Sir David outside the venue.
During the evening the princes mingled with TV stars and celebrities including David Beckham with his son Brooklyn and singer Ellie Goulding. Actress Emma Mackey, best known for her role in Netflix’s Sex Education also attended in a stunning red Grecian style dress.
Sir David Attenborough, 92, made the move to Netflix for the eight-part series, which will carry an overtly environmental message exploring the natural world and how to protect it.
Charles, who is president of WWF-UK, and his two sons attended the premiere tonight to underline the royal family’s support for action against climate change.
The eight-part series, which showcases the planet’s most endangered species and fragile habitats, starts on Friday.
The Prince of Wales arrived at the Natural History Museum tonight with Prince William and Harry, in a rare joint engagement. They joined Sir David
Singer Ellie Goulding wore a long white dress as she arrived for the Our Planet Global Premiere held at the Natural History Museum
David Beckham and son Brooklyn Beckham donned bow ties as they arrived at the premiere tonight of ‘Our Planet’ global premiere in London
Actress Emma Mackey, best known for her role in Netflix’s Sex Education also attended in a stunning red Grecian style dress
As the royals arrived , William (left) Charles (second right) and Harry (right) all looked smart in tuxedos, posing with Sir David outside the venue
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge talks to Former England football captain David Beckham and guests at the Global Premiere of Our Planet in London
The royals are attending the premiere of new Netflix series Our Planet, narrated and hosted by Sir David Attenborough
The Prince of Wales arrived at the Natural History Museum tonight with Prince William and Harry, in a rare joint engagement
Prince Charles talks with David Beckham and Brooklyn Beckham at the premiere of Sir David Attenborough’s new series tonight
British naturalist David Attenborough gives a speech during the global premiere of Netflix’s Our Planet at the Natural History Museum
Prince William (left) Sir David Attenborough (second left) Prince Charles (second right) and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex all looked happy as they posed on the stairs of the Natural History Museum tonight
The Prince of Wales laughs with guests at the Natural History museum tonight, before they watch a preview of the new series tonight
David Attenborough (left) spoke to guests before the premiere of his new series while Prince Harry talks with British television presenter Konnie Huq (right) on Thursday night
David Beckham and his son Brooklyn look happy to be getting a snap with them and Sir David Attenborough tonight at the premiere
David Beckham moves in closer to speak to Prince Charles )left) tonight as Harry dons a tuxedo to attend the premiere in London (right)
Before they sat down to watch the world premiere of the new series Prince William, Harry and Charles mingled with celebrity guests – including David Beckham and his son Brooklyn.
Prince Charles addressed the crowds at the premiere in a speech and said: ‘I must say I was enormously touched to have been asked here this evening along with both of my sons to launch this really remarkable series.
‘It is also a much awaited opportunity to pay tribute to Sir David Attenborough for all he has done over so many years to bring wonder and fascination and in creating desperate plight of the natural world to our attention.
‘Above all he has done so much to life the veil of ignorance from our eyes about the integrated and innate beauty of our home.’
‘It has given me great pride to see how regular my sons have taken up the causes of my interest. When they were much younger I never thought they were paying any attention to anything I was saying.
‘But when I turned 70 last year, to my absolute astonishment it appeared that they had. My sons are very keen to remind me that we know what the problem is.
Singer Ellie Goulding looked stunning tonight as she arrived for the premiere but the wind was too much for her hair which blew over her face
Prince Harry, Prince William, Prince Charles and British naturalist David Attenborough watch the premiere of Our Planet in the middle of the Natural History Museum on Thursday night
Prince Harry used his hands expressively as he spoke to guests prior to the Our Planet global premiere at Natural History Museum. The younger royals have attended numerous events supporting conservation, and Harry recently helped schoolchildren plant trees
‘We no longer need promotion to act, but the priority is now to focus urgently on finding a solution.
‘It’s also clear that when we look around our world, we need to heal the environment and our society. ‘There is much, though, of what we can be hopeful of, we can change our behaviour, we can embrace a circular economy, we can embrace renewable energy, we can make soil the basis of our agriculture, we can meet sustainable development goal targets on the oceans and the forests.’
He added: ‘Education about what we have, what we destroyed and what can and must be regenerated could not be more timely or more urgently needed.’;I must say I often wonder why we have waited so long to take the action we so evidently are required to do.
‘We have cleared of 50 per cent of the world’s rain forests, we have destroyed 50 per cent of our coral reefs, poisoned our rivers and indeed whole swathes of the ocean with the run of industrialised agriculture.’
The royals and Sir David Attenbrough are ushered into the venue after photos at the Natural History Museum on Thursday night
Charles (cemtre) made his first speech on the environment in 1968 and has long warned of the dangers of climate change. He has been president of the WWF UK conservation organisation since 2011
‘Climate change is now a very real existential threat to our whole civilisation.
‘The greatest crime of all is that we knew what we were doing – informed consent being the basis of democracy, should we not reject informed destruction as the basis of catastrophe.
‘And it appears we have only belatedly and partially somewhat reluctantly come to the realisation that our planet does not refer to the our homosapiens, but rather to the whole astounding miracle of life on earth.
‘We share it equally and it’s becoming only too obvious for our own survival we desperately need the rest of the natural world, with which we are not only interconnected but which we have been taught to exploit and dominate as something entirely separate from our soul. ‘
Sir David Attenborough addressed the crowds at the Our Planet premiere and said in his speech ‘The greatest crime of all is that we knew what we were doing’
British naturalist David Attenborough gives aspeech during the global premiere of Netflix’s Our Planet at the Natural History Museum
Sir David, who narrates the eight part series which has taken four years to film, involved 3,500 filming days with 600 crew and aims to reach one billion people on the streaming service Netflix.
Created in partnership with Silverback Films, and WWF, it showcases the planet’s most precious species and fragile habitats, revealing amazing sights on Earth in ways they’ve never been seen using the latest in 4k camera technology.
Sir David took to the stage before the film was shown in front of an audience of around 300 guests including David Beckham and singer Ellie Goulding. He said: ‘I’ve always believed that few people will protect the natural world if they don’t first love and understand it.
‘Many secrets in the archive series reveal nature at its most fascinating and delightful. Others prove that good things do indeed come to those who wait, but for a very long time as the many talented cameramen and women who recorded all kinds of wonders for us.
‘The natural world is not just nice to have it fundamentally matters to each and every one of us.
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge arrives for the Global Premiere of Our Planet in London tonight
Actress Emma Mackey attended the global premiere of Netflix’s Our Planet, held at the Natural History Museum, London tonight
Prince Charles and his son Prince Harry met with celebrities including David Beckham at the premiere tonight in London
‘This has been a true labour of love for hundreds of film makers, cinematographers, conservationists, editors, musicians, production teams, all of whom have brought their best work to this most important story.
‘A story that could not be more universal or timely. The ability to tell that story in almost every country on earth at the same time via Netflix brings the possibility of an unprecedented global understanding of the one place we all call home.’
Sir David paid tribute to Prince Charles for having a ‘deep understanding of the natural world’ and celebrated ‘his passion and curiosity’ for ‘clearly inspiring the next generation’.
The Prince of Wales, President of WWF UK, shook hands with David Beckham and his son Brooklyn at the premiere tonight
Prince Charles looked deep in conversation with football star and his son Brooklyn on Thursday night before the watched Global Premiere of Netflix series Our Planet
David Beckham and his son Brooklyn at the event, which was hosted by Sir David Attenborough, took place at the Natural History Museum
The younger royals have attended numerous events supporting conservation, and Harry recently helped schoolchildren plant trees.
Speaking to the BBC Science Focus magazine, Sir David said ahead of the new series: ‘You, me and the rest of the human species are critically dependent on the health of the natural world.
‘If the seas stop producing oxygen, we would be unable to breathe, and there is no food that we can digest that doesn’t originate from the natural world.
‘If we damage the natural world, we damage ourselves.’
The Duke of Sussex and The Duke of Cambridge attending the global premiere of Netflix’s Our Planet, held at the Natural History Museum and Sir David Attenborough bowing as he meets Prince Charles
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend the ‘Our Planet’ global premiere the at the Natural History Museum
Charles made his first speech on the environment in 1968 and has long warned of the dangers of climate change. He has been president of the WWF UK conservation organisation since 2011.
‘There has never been a time where more people have been more out of touch with the natural world than as now,’ Attenborough told Prince William in an interview in January.
Other celebrities who attended the premiere were singer Ellie Goulding, Screenwriter Charlie Brooker and partner Konnie Hux, along with David Beckham and son Brooklyn.
Prince Charles urges action against climate change as he attends Sir David Attenborough premiere
Prince Charles and Sir David Attenborough have both warned about the importance of taking action against climate change.
Speaking at the London Natural History Museum premiere of new Netflix series Our Planet, narrated and hosted by Sir David, Prince Charles underlined the commitment of the royal family to the environment.
He said: ‘What I want to know is how can we possibly sacrifice our children’s and grandchildren’s entire future, let alone the future of all life on this miraculous planet by not doing what is required now?
‘Climate change is now a very real existential threat. The greatest crime of all is that we knew what we were doing.
‘Informed consent being the basis of democracy… informed destruction is the basis for catastrophe.
‘We have no choice but to be the change we need, for there is nobody else.’
Prince Charles delivered a passionate speech on climate change at the premiere of Sir David Attenborough’s Our Planet show
The Duke of Cornwall, 70, added that he hoped Our Planet would educate hundreds of millions of people around the world about what action was required.
The Duke also shared his pride at the interest shown by his sons William and Harry in conservation.
Speaking ahead of the screening, Sir David Attenborough, 92, warned: ‘Right now we are in the midst of the earth’a sixth mass extinction.
‘Nature once determined how we live, now we determine how nature lives.’
He added that humans are destroying the natural world ‘at our peril’.
Speaking about Our Planet, he said the show ‘celebrates the species and habitats that remain’ and tells us how to protect that which survives.
Prince Charles also paid tribute to Sir David Attenborough for his work in raising environmental awareness
He continued: ‘The natural world is not just nice to have but it fundamentally matters to each and every one of us.’
Sir David hopes that his eight-part series will lead to ‘an unprecedented global understanding of the one place that we all call home.’
The series, which showcases the planet’s most endangered species and fragile habitats, starts on Friday.
The Prince Of Wales also paid a ‘much-awaited’ tribute to the veteran TV presenter Sir David Attenborough in his speech.
Charles was greeted by Sir David, alongside the Dukes of Cambridge and Sussex.
The royals joined in a standing ovation for the naturalist, filmmaker and WWF-UK ambassador ahead of the screening of his upcoming Netflix documentary.
Charles offered his thanks to Sir David for his work in raising environmental awareness and lifting a ‘veil of ignorance’ about the natural world.
Speaking beneath the blue whale skeleton in the museum’s Hintze Hall, Charles said: ‘I’m enormously touched to have been asked here this evening, along with both my sons, to launch this really remarkable series.
‘It is also a much-awaited opportunity to pay tribute to and thank Sir David Attenborough for all he has done over so many years to bring the wonder, the fascination, and increasingly the desperate plight, of the natural world to our attention.
‘Above all, he has done so much to lift the veil of ignorance from our eyes about the intricate and integrated beauty of our home.’
The royals and sir David Attenborough look engrossed as the watch a preview of his new series tonight at the museum
Prince Charles also gave a speech during the global premiere of the premiere Our Planet tonight
Prince Harry talks with British naturalist David Attenborough during the global premiere of Netflix’s Our Planet on Thursday night
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, touches his fathers arm as him and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend the ‘Our Planet’ global premiere the at the Natural History Museum
The royals speak to Sir David Attenborough as the pose for pictures with the national icon before the premiere of the new series
The four men rush into the venue after a photo call while at the premiere tonight for Sir David Attenborough’s new Netflix series
Prince William adjusts his suit as they men all chat during a photo call at tonight’s premiere of ‘Our Planet’ at the Natural History Museum in London
The Duke of Sussex meets staff at the Natural History Museum tonight as they prepare to watch Netflix’s Our Planet in London
Camilla Thurlow, of Love Island fame, attended the premiere tonight in a silky purple dress and silver shoes, with bare legs
Singer Elle Goluding struggled in the April showers and winds as she stepped down the stairs of the London venue tonight
Konnie Huq and partner Charlie Brooker posed on the steps of the Natural history museum as they arrived for the premiere
‘If we damage the natural world, we damage ourselves. We are one coherent ecosystem,’ he added. ‘It’s not just a question of beauty, of interest, or wonder.’
The eight-part series, which showcases the planet’s most endangered species and fragile habitats, starts on Friday.
Netflix has also announced the series will feature local narrators in 10 languages, including actresses Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek, who will narrate for Spain and Latin America respectively.
The three princes and Sir David talk on the steps of the Natural History Museum tonight as they support the Tv presenters new series
David Beckham wore a velvet tuxedo tonight as he posed on the steps of the Natural History museum with son Brooklyn Beckham
Reality TV sat Lucy Watson and her boyfriend attend the Our Planet global premiere at the Natural History Museum tonight
The heir to the throne was very hands on as he tried the mince pie filling for the company’s Christmas range
Prince Harry looked quite the natural as he greeted one little girl at the event with an adorable handshake
Earlier in the day the Prince of Wales looked delighted today as he tasted festive mincemeat and opened Waitrose & Partners’ Food Innovation Studio in Bracknell, Berkshire.
While Prince Harry, attended the annual Lord Mayor’s Big Curry Lunch in aid of the three National Service Charities. Father-to-be Harry proved he was a natural with children at the event, as he greeted a little girl and adorably shook hands with her.