In the royal family of Britain a new scandal is brewing. Just the other day in the museum in the estate Sandringem on the direction of Queen Elizabeth II opened an exhibition of a unique collection of ivory products.
It would seem, well, what's strange about this news? The fact is that even in 2015, Prince William publicly proclaimed himself an activist, opposed to the extermination of elephants!
It seems that this moment fell out of sight of the 90-year-old queen, although it can be assumed that she deliberately ignored the flaming speeches of her grandson ...
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The exhibition, which became a stumbling block, is dedicated to the 70th anniversary of India's independence. Exhibits on display for the public are a collection of gifts from Indian aristocrats. British monarchs received these unique items from their colony in the XIX-XX centuries. It is worth paying tribute to the taste of "high-ranking donors", among the exhibits there are simply unique items - a watch or a gong fixed between two tusks.
The young heir to the crown will not be envied. After a visit to China, he delivered a fiery speech, turning to the heads of all countries of the world with an appeal to stop trading the bones of exotic animals:
"If we can not stop trading elephant tusks, then we will not give these amazing animals a chance to survive. I believe that no trend can justify the disappearance of a whole species. I'm frightened by the thought that elephants, as well as other rare animals, can simply disappear during our lifetime. Think! The disappearance of elephants, as well as rhinoceroses and other animals from the Red Book will be an irreparable loss for our planet. "
The prince did not confine himself to talking. He returned to London and began to persuade his family to get rid of the notorious collection of ivory things. His initiative to burn rare souvenirs was not crowned with success. And now the ill-fated collection is on public display as an object of pride of the monarchs of Great Britain.
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Such a turn of events can compromise him. It seems that now Prince William can not escape the accusations of duplicity and hypocrisy ...