Prince Charles ‘burns 1.3 tons of carbon’ in private helicopter after urging public to turn off lights for Earth Hour

‘Prince Charles made an 80-mile trip by private helicopter over the weekend, just days after he encouraged the public to turn off their lights as part of a global campaign to save energy.

Last Friday, Prince Charles urged people to turn off their lights for Earth Hour between 8:30pm and 9:30pm on Saturday.

Some 700 landmarks across the world went dark to mark the occasion, including Buckingham Palace, London’s Tower Bridge, Old Trafford football stadium and Big Ben.

But on Sunday, the heir to the throne and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, were flown almost 80 miles in the Queen’s helicopter from Highgrove, Gloucestershire to Ascot, Berkshire, where the couple watched the Prince’s Countryside Fund Raceday.’

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