Princess Eugenie speaks in Davos about climate change and her son August

Princess Eugenie has revealed how becoming a mother has changed her, including fueling her passion for tackling climate change and giving her a fear of flying.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Eugenie, 32, spoke about how she is changing her behavior at home (for example, not using plastic) to educate her son, August, about the importance of protecting the environment.

The Duke of York’s daughter shared that becoming a mother has made her more concerned about communities vulnerable to climate change in a discussion with Reuters IMPACT and Arctic Humanity at Risk Basecamp, a non-profit organization to highlight the impact that climate change is having. taking in the arctic.

Speaking to Reuters editor-at-large Axel Threlfall and Arctic Humanity founder Gail Whiteman, Eugenie said: ‘My son will be an activist from the age of two, which is in a couple of days. So, he, everything is for them.

“I spoke to Peter Thomson, the UN special envoy for the oceans and all he tells me is that I am doing this for my grandchildren. And that’s the same.

“Every decision we make now has to be about August, what he will be able to see and do and how he will live his life.

“But I also think that as a mother, all of a sudden, you totally change, your hormones change, everything changes.

‘Like now I’m afraid of flying and things like that and I never would have been before.’

In an interview with Reuters IMPACT and Arctic Humanity at Risk Basecamp, Eugenie said educating her son about the environment is a “battle.”

Prince Andrew’s youngest daughter said she sees the world differently since becoming a mother and that her concerns about climate change have affected her way of life.

She revealed: ‘At home we are plastic free, we try to be plastic free as much as possible and I’m trying to teach him that. But it is a battle.

But the princess also spoke of her hope for the future of the environment, saying: “I like being in the ‘glass half full’.”

She added: “I’d rather be like that, but sometimes facts and figures and sometimes dinner parties give you that kind of frustrated, pessimistic feeling.”

The daughter of the Duke of York (pictured at the UN Ocean Conference 2022) has spoken out on plastic pollution.

He also warned about the impact of climate change on vulnerable communities in the interview during the World Economic Forum in Davos.

He also warned of the impact of a changing environment on vulnerable communities, adding: ‘Modern slavery and human trafficking is a really big problem all over the world.

‘There are an estimated 49 million people in slavery today and we know that when the weather is vulnerable, the most vulnerable people are affected by it.

‘And we’re going to see that more and more, you know, every time a crisis happens, that people are going to be vulnerable and find themselves in difficult situations.

“So the weather really goes hand in hand.”

Eugenie has been outspoken about fighting plastic pollution and tried to make her 2018 wedding to Jack Brooksbank as plastic-free as possible, even offering guests water in recyclable aluminum cans.

The princess launched a miniseries last year on conserving the oceans (pictured visiting a regenerative ocean farm in Wales)

She explained to the Daily Mail: “Like many people, I am saddened by images of wild creatures on beaches, which I have seen photographed strangled or entangled in plastic, and their lives ended by our casual use and disposal of plastic.”

“I know many people have the same aversion to inadvertently damaging things that are the most precious and beautiful in the natural world.

‘I have always loved being in nature. My parents instilled in me a love of wild places and a respect for animals and the natural world.’

The royal was named an ambassador for the Blue Marine Foundation in 2021 and launched a miniseries last year on ocean conservation featuring leading ocean advocates.

In the final episode, Eugenie interviewed her “dear friend,” singer Ellie Goulding, who told the princess: “Now it’s way beyond being an eco-warrior, it’s way beyond being someone who likes a little nature, or likes to be by the sea, I think it’s very important to emphasize that we all have a role to play in this’.

Princess Eugenie’s appearance in Davos came after her cousin Prince Harry, with whom she is very close, published his memoir, Spare. She was also the only senior royal to appear on the Duke Netflix series, Harry & Meghan.

In the first episode of the Netflix series, the royals are seen partying with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle the night before their 2017 romance went public.

Eugenie was reportedly one of the first to find out about Prince Harry’s relationship with Meghan, whom he already knew through their mutual friend Misha Nonoo.

Jason Knauf who informed her that the news of their new relationship had reached the press.

Megan recalled, ‘Well, if she’s going out tomorrow, we’re going to have fun tonight!’

Harry added: “We went to this Halloween party together, where we could be fully dressed up and no one would know.” He was wearing a bandana and goggles.

Sharing photos from their night out, Meghan said: “Her cousin Eugenie and her boyfriend at the time Jack and my friend Marcus were there too.” It was great. Just silly fun.