Prince Harry has reportedly given a secret “barefoot” speech to a hoard of celebrities at Google’s climate change conference in Italy, dubbed “Google Camp”, this week.
With a guest list that included Harry Styles, Orlando Bloom, Stella McCartney, Bradley Cooper, Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra, the Prince reportedly delivered an “impassioned” speech on climate change and conservation.
Environmentalism is a cause close to the Duke’s heart, with many of the charities he supports based around conservation.
With dozens of A-listers including Barack Obama and Leonardo DiCaprio reportedly arriving in Sicily on private jets – a total of 114 flights are expected to fly into the region for the conference – the luxe event has earned its fair share of criticism from some environmentalists, who say it’s hypocritical to fly into an event about climate change on a private jet.
Air travel has an extraordinarily negative impact on the environment, emitting huge amounts of heat and gas that contribute significantly to climate change.
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Private jets are often described as the least environmentally-friendly way to travel.
So it seems a little bit odd that all these celebrities are using this form of transport to and from an event designed to talk big ideas about climate change.
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Prince Harry’s speech was reportedly full of passion for the environment.
(Credit: Getty)Prince Harry was reportedly “barefoot” when he delivered his speech, but there are no photographs or video of the private and somewhat secretive meeting.
While Buckingham Palace did not deny the speech took place, a spokesperson said: “This is not something we are commenting on”.
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According to one regular attendee, the whole private jet thing has caused lots of chatter at the prestigious event.
“Google Camp is meant to be a place where influential people get together to discuss how to make the world better. Everything is about global warming, that is the major topic this year,” a regular attendee told The New York Post.
“There will likely be discussions about online privacy, politics, human rights, and of course, the environment, which makes it highly ironic that this event requires 114 private jets to happen,” they added.
While attendees pay for their own travel to Sicily, Google pays for their luxury accommodation at the opulent Verdura Resort, where rooms start at $1320 a night.
