Prince Philip reportedly does not want to be called "green" despite his reputation as an environmentalist and he previously explained why in a TV interview.
Royal biographer Ingrid Seward wrote in the book, Prince Philip Revealed, that Queen Elizabeth's husband does not like the green tag and cannot describe himself as such. It comes amid his grandson, Prince William, heaping praises for the Duke of Edinburgh for his work with nature in the recently-released documentary, Prince William: A Planet For Us All
Apparently, in a 2011 interview, Prince Philip explained that few people understand what "conservation of nature" really means. He said he isn't a "bunny hugger" who simply loves animals and gripes about how donkeys are mistreated in Sicily.
Seward pointed out that Prince Philip is an avid hunter with probably the highest kill rate in the royal family. A report from the Daily Mail cited that the royal has shot at least 30,000 pheasants, some wild boars, ducks and rabbits, as well as two crocodiles and a tiger.
Prince Philip doesn't listen to criticisms about the royal family's traditional love for hunting and said that he is "culling" and not "killing" these animals because it's necessary for other species' survival. In the U.K., it's common practice for some wildlife species to be hunted down and killed when there is a surplus in the population. This apparently helps the inferior species survive.
Prince William said in the documentary that his grandfather is "ahead of his time" when it comes to the conserving nature. The royal has been talking about the greenhouse effect before it became a buzzword and warned that the increase in the human population will have a colossal effect on the planet.
Part of Prince William's Earthshot Prize, which he re-affirmed this week, drew inspiration from his grandfather. Prince Philip had the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme that motivated communities to do something good to benefit many.
Prince Philip believes that every creature on earth has a right to exist. As the stewards of the earth, it's the humans' job to ensure that they have a chance of survival.
But, unlike his son Prince Charles, who championed organic farming, Prince Philip supports food production using controlled methods developed by scientists. He said that this is one solution to help with hunger and poverty, which has the support of her only daughter, Princess Anne.
