The message from Her Majesty was played at an evening reception for world leaders to welcome them to Glasgow for COP26
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerBut the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were all present to help Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcome the global leaders.In another heartwarming and personal moment the Queen talked about her pride in her own family for their enduring commitment to the environment, starting with Prince Philip.
She said:"I remember well that in 1969, he told an academic gathering 'if the world pollution situation is not critical at the moment, it is as certain as anything can be, that the situation will become increasingly intolerable within a very short time... If we fail to cope with this challenge, all the other problems will pale into insignificance'.
"It is a source of great pride to me that the leading role my husband played in encouraging people to protect our fragile planet, lives on through the work of our eldest son Charles and his eldest son William. I could not be more proud of them."Get serious about climate change now - PM The Queen was said to have regretfully pulled out of COP26, but didn't want her absence to be an excuse for other world leaders not to attend.
She is understood to want the conference to result in meaningful actions, but made it clear in her speech that she realised it wouldn't be easy:"None of us underestimates the challenges ahead: but history has shown that when nations come together in common cause, there is always room for hope. Working side by side, we have the ability to solve the most insurmountable problems and to triumph over the greatest of adversities.
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