It’s a summer of celebration in England.
Less than two months after Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, it’s time for the Commonwealth Games.
This year, more than 4,600 athletes representing 72 member nations and territories have gathered in Birmingham to compete.
The royal family is also a big part of the festivities.
Due to her ongoing mobility challenges, the monarch wasn’t able to attend the opening ceremony.
Instead, the queen asked Prince Charles to make the speech on her behalf, perNewsweek.
This year, the lavish opening ceremony featured a cast of 1,500 and a 32-foot-high mechanical bull.
For the 2012 opening ceremony, a James Bond parody video featuredQueen Elizabeth and Bond actor Daniel Craig.
“It is one of the great cars,” he toldAston Martin Magazine.
“I adore the design and the lines.”
Another key difference between the prince’s car and Bond’s Aston Martin is the bang out of fuel.
After years of owning the car, Charles wasn’t enthusiastic about the vehicle’s carbon footprint.
This greener solution also had another unexpected benefit.
“It smells delicious as you’re driving along,” Charles toldThe Telegraph.
Charles has also been a longtime organic farmer.
For 35 years, he used organic farming practices on 900 acres at Highgrove, perThe Telegraph.
In 2020, he took procession of Sandringham estate and began instituting similar practices there.
Charles has passed his interest in environmental matters onto his older son.
In 2020,Prince William created The Earthshot Prize to promote climate initiatives.
