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Prince Harry tells everyone to ‘imagine being a raindrop’ during VERY woke promo to launch Netflix-style nature doc
PRINCE Harry has urged everyone to “imagine being a raindrop” in a very woke promotional video for the launch of a new Netflix-style platform for environmental documentaries.
The Duke of Sussex, 36, who recently bought a £11million Californian mansion, spoke of his passion for nature in the video chat with 's CEO Ellen Windemuth and Head of Strategy Sam Sutaria.
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During the chat, Harry urged people to be “like raindrops” in order to “relieve the parched ground”, and said the best way to tackle climate change is with action, not words.
It is the first time he has appeared publicly since Meghan Markle revealed that the couple had suffered a tragic miscarriage in July, via an emotional open letter to The New York Times last week.
During his chat, Harry stressed the importance of “putting the dos behind the says” when it comes to climate change.
He said: “Every single raindrop that falls from the sky relieves the parched ground.
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“What if every single one of us was a raindrop, and if every single one of us cared?
“At the end of the day, nature is our life source... But you can't uplift, educate and inspire unless there is a form of action that follows.”
He also spoke about his adorable son Archie, now 19 months, and said: “Being in nature is the most healing part of life, I truly believe that's one reason why it's there.
“But the moment you become a father, everything really does change because then you start to realise, well, what is the point in bringing a new person into this world when they get to your age and it's on fire?
“We can't steal their future, that's not the job we're here for.
“I've always believed that hopefully we can leave the world a better place than when we've found it, so I really think we need to take a moment and think well how can we get what we need and have our desire for building without taking from our children and generations to come?”
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Prince Harry also reminisced about his royal tour of South Africa last year with Meghan, and joked that dancing on camera is “his idea of hell” as “everyone laughs at him”.
Harry spoke about how 2020 has been a “universally tough year”, and said that he has found solace in nature, which he believes to be the “most healing part of life”.
He said: “Someone said to me right at the start of the pandemic, ‘It's almost as though Mother Nature has sent us to our rooms for bad behaviour'.”
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Harry is head of the conservation group Africa Parks, and spoke of his love for the continent.
He said that following the death of his mum, Princess Diana, it had given him a sense of “escapism and space” when he visited aged 12.
The Duke revealed: “I don't know what it is, but there's something in the air that ends up running in your blood, and no matter what experience you have it just pulls you back.
“The sense of escapism and space that this continent of Africa afforded me is something that I will be eternally grateful for.”
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The chat was in honour of the launch of WaterBear today, which is a platform for free documentaries and original content from more than 80 NGOs worldwide.
Harry said: “For me it's about putting the dos behind the says, and that is something which Waterbear is doing, is going to be doing.
“There are so many documentaries that are happening, I always imagine, whether it's an individual, couples, families, sitting there watching this stuff and going, OK you've now just made me more aware of a global issue, now I'm quite depressed, I'm gonna go and make myself a meal and probably forget about it.
“Whereas with Waterbear now, to have all that content in one place, to be able to have that option at the end as a call to action, because people want to know how can I make a difference, how can I help, and I really am energised and full of optimism now to know we have the tools, we have the mindset to be able to make that change.”
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