King Charles calls for collaboration to save the planet
King Charles has made a heartfelt call for people to help save the planet as he said "collaboration is far better than conflict".
The monarch was speaking with Camilla by his side at an event to support the Elephant Family, a wildlife conservation charity founded by her late brother Mark Shand.
The event, called Wonders of the Wild: An Evening of Art and Conservation, was set up as a celebration of art and nature and a fundraiser for the charity that works with conservation experts to tackle the challenges facing Asia's wildlife and the communities that live alongside it.
Charles told guests the evening was "an opportunity to pay a special tribute, I think, to all the wonderful people who do all the work on the ground in India to rescue, not only just elephants now, but even more species".
He said the charity's work was happening at a time when efforts are being made to "develop an even greater ability to manage the human and animal conflict".
"It just seems to me that this is a great example of why collaboration is far better than conflict, and also why, if we're going to rescue this poor planet (from) continuing degradation, and restore some degree of harmony to the proceedings, we must also understand that whatever we take and exploit from nature, we need to give something back in return to enable nature to sustain us."
Princess Beatrice, Brazil's former World Cup winning footballer Ronaldo, actor Ed Westwick and singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor were among more than 250 guests who attended the event at the Temperate House in Kew Gardens on Tuesday.
Charles and Camilla also presented two special recognition awards on the night.
They went to Aaranyak, an organisation which works with Elephant Family in India, and artist Rebecca Campbell, who celebrates her tenth year as an ambassador for the charity.
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