Prince of Wales leads fight against climate change
The Prince of Wales, as Founder of The Royal Foundation's United for Wildlife programme, attends a high-level roundtable entitled 'Nature's Guardians: On the Road to COP30 & Beyond' as part of London Climate Action Week.
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