Prince William interviews David Attenborough on Ocean Conservation

Although he is the one who is usually interviewed, Prince William His interviewer skills recently demonstrated an effort to highlight the importance of the conservation efforts of the ocean.

In nearly four and a half minutes Interview on camera Divided on Saturday, June 7, the King of the Future interviewed the famous conservationist Sir David Attenborough on the importance of ocean conservation.

“When you first went to divine, we knew so little about the underwater world,” Prince William, 42, asked Attenborough, 99, who has spent over 70 years working in television and environmental advocacy. “Isn’t that really interesting for you, to be one of the first people to talk about and see it?”

“Oh, yes,” Attenborough responded, before explaining to the Royal that “underwater camera persons are great.”

“They are people who are actually happier under water, I think, then on land,” he continued.

Attenborough, best known for its award -winning BBC documentaries, including Life on Earth. Frozen planetand the A blue planet Series, preparing to release another documentary called Ocean.

“From what you have seen clearly over the years, what states would you say that the oceans are in right now?” Prince William went on to ask the documentaries.

“The terrible thing is that he was hidden from you and from me and most people,” Attenborough responded. “The thing I am shocked by it when I first saw (photos) taken for this movie is what we have done down the deep ocean is unimaginable. I mean, if you did anything remotely as everyone would be up in arms.”

He continued, “If this film does anything, if it is just moving public awareness, it will be very, very important. And I very much hope that people who see it will recognize that something has to be done before we destroy this great treasure.”

Climate change and conservation efforts have been important to the royal, which has joined other conservators, including Robert Irwin, to highlight various environmental causes. In May, Irwin, 21, opened to Weekly US About what it was like to work with Prince William on climate change -related efforts.

“I think Prince William has been such an amazing person to work with, and there is such an amazing synergy between what he does and who we are and who we are,” said Irwin alone Us at the time. “It’s about conservation. I think it’s lovely that someone is so influential – who has such a great stage – uses that to really improve our environment. It’s a true environmental hero, so working with him has been a great privilege.”