Prince Ricardo De La Cerda
The Prince of Wales has welcomed the winners of the Blue Peter Earthshot Competition to Windsor Castle to celebrate their ideas for saving the planet. But he found himself head to head in a competition of his own.
Prince William met with all five winners of the Blue Peter Earthshot Competition which called on children between the ages of five and fifteen to share their own idea to help save the planet.
Each of the five winners was given a certificate as well as the chance to present their ideas to a House of Commons committee.
One winner, Marnie, 8, from London suggested planting family forests with a tree for each person in the UK. Another, Mia, 8, from North Yorkshire proposed that polluted ponds be cleaned with algae.
Llewlyn, 8, from Glasgow’s idea is to create compostable glasses that allow us to see how much carbon dioxide is present in the air while Ruby, 10, from Devon would like people with solar-powered vans to have access to refill stations. Annie, 12, from Milton Keynes has proposed to help save coral reefs by giving them more nutrients.
In the 7 February episode of Blue Peter, the winners were also able to make an eco-friendly bird-feeder with Prince William and host Joel Mawhinney. The budding environmentalists were able to finish their bird feeders quickly, while the Prince and Mawhinney were lagging behind.
Mawhinney shared, “Putting us to shame,” with Prince William admitting the same.