Prince Harry is fighting plastic pollution with one simple request - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Celebrity Prince Harry is fighting plastic pollution with one simple request By You Magazine - June 7, 2019 While the Duke of Sussex Prince Harry carries out his royal duties, whether it be official tour or charity events, he often spends time in the most extravagant hotels around the world. As you can imagine, some high-profile figures make truly extravagant requests of these establishments when they’re travelling – for example, Tom Cruise reportedly once tried to clear out an entire hotel simply just to have dinner by himself. However, it turns out that Prince Harry is a little more selfless when it comes to his demands – and in fact, he is thinking of the planet. When he stays at hotels, the royal apparently simply asks staff to reduce their use of plastic where they can. The Duke Of Sussex attending Founder’s Day. Image: Getty Images Plastic pollution has become an important issue of late. Experts believe that by 2050, the amount of plastic in the ocean will weigh more than the amount of fish in the ocean, and everyone from major supermarkets to consumers are doing their best to help combat the rising levels of damage. According to Harry’s close friend, Argentinian polo player Nacho Figueras, the 34-year-old is also joining the fight, by suggesting that the hotels he stays in try to cut down on the unnecessary use of plastic during his stays. Talking to CBS This Morning, Figueras spoke of a recent trip the pair took together and discussed how Harry had asked staff to reconsider certain tasks to make them more eco-friendly. The Duke of Sussex Prince Harry and friend, Nacho Figueras. Image: Getty Images He said: ‘He was there and we were at the hotel where we spent the night before the game. He talked to a person and said, “This morning I got my coffee and I saw that you have a plastic thing on the coffee. And then I also sent my shirt and I got my shirt in a big plastic bag”.’ ‘So that’s this guy, okay. I don’t like to talk about that at all, that’s who he is. That’s who they are. No plastic.’ Both Prince and Harry and his wife Meghan have made their dedication to saving the planet known previously. Before their royal wedding in 2018, the couple published a list of charities for well-wishers to donate to instead of giving gifts and it included an environmental charity, Surfers Against Sewage. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR 50 of the best celebrity Halloween costumes of all time Shirley Ballas ‘ Strictly gave me back my hope’ Davina McCall discusses how men can help women going through the menopause Popular in Celebrity TV chef Gino D Acampo on Sardinia Sophia Loren and scary salads May 25, 2017 The Evergreen Goddess Exercise guru Diana Moran on looking fit and July 10, 2017 More more Julianne Moore November 13, 2017 Author Jill Mansell on designer notebooks commissioning art and the family January 16, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES Kelly Hoppen on vodka vintage finds and being a April 4, 2018 ‘ I have no regrets’ Millie Mackintosh on divorce debt and reuniting May 20, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES TV presenter and tennis player Annabel Croft shares her July 1, 2018 Stella Parton ‘ Dolly and I have always been close’ August 12, 2018 Anna Friel on getting jeered in the street shared parenting with September 23, 2018 Queen of primetime Charlotte Riley on juggling rising stardom with pregnancy October 21, 2018 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved