MARKING HIS GREATEST LEGACY PRINCE WILLIAM WINS HUGE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HIS GAME-CHANGING EARTHSHOT PRIZE

‘William is a brilliant father, teaching his children about the environment and leading by example’

the search for the winners of the Duke of Cambridge’s Earthshot Prize began on Sunday, can reveal that the innovative global project has the overwhelming support of the public. It was in a heartfelt bid to save the planet that Prince William recently joined forces with Sir David Attenborough to launch the most prestigious environmental incentive in history.poll reveals that a large majority is convinced that William will make a difference with his new campaign, especially with his wife the Duchess by his side. “The demands on William are great, but he has huge support from Catherine,” Dickie Arbiter, the Queen’s former press secretary and author of , tells us. It is the biggest global project the 38-year-old Duke has undertaken and looks likely to be one of his greatest achievements. But his determination to heal the planet has a deeply personal motive: he wants to make the world a better place not only for his children – Prince George, seven, Princess Charlotte, five, and two-year-old Prince Louis – but for all children and future generations. A majority in our poll believe that when William became a dad, it increased his passion and concern for the future of the planet; readers also feel that by involving his three children in a film – in which they quizzed naturalist Sir David – it sent a powerful message, especially to the younger generation. “William is a brilliant, hands-on father and as well as teaching his children about the environment he is leading by example,” says Dickie. “People want to hear younger leaders talk about the environment, and William is of the age that youngsters will listen to him and think: He’s taking an interest, we have a problem, so we’d better roll up our sleeves and do something about it.’”