Prince George holds first ever bake sale for charity, inspired by his father

Prince George has held his first ever bake sale for charity, inspired by his father, grandfather and great-grandfather to help save the planet.

The eight-year-old prince organised the sale to support Tusk, one of the Duke of Cambridge's patronages, during lockdown.

His efforts have only just come to light now after Charlie Mayhew, the chief executive of Tusk, spoke about George's fundraiser.

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He would not disclose how much money George was able to raise but said wrote a "very sweet card" to accompany the proceeds, expressing his concern for endangered animals in Africa.

Mayhew told GB News: "Prince George very sweetly did a little cake sale to raise money for Tusk during lockdown and wrote a very sweet card about it, clearly demonstrating his concern for Africa's wildlife".

Prince George is clearly following in the footsteps of his family in trying to save some of the world's most threatened species.

Conservation is a core focus of Prince William's royal work. Prince Charles, too, has long been a champion for the environment as was his father, Prince Philip.

Prince William has previously spoken about passing that passion onto his children, who have become friends with legendary naturalist Sir David Attenborough, who was recently knighted for the second time.

In 2020, the three Cambridge children filmed a video with Sir David on the environment with Prince George asking him which animal he believed would be the next to become extinct.

Although a fan of Sir David's nature documentaries, Prince George asked his father to turn off one program about extinction after finding it "so sad".

"He said 'I don't want to watch this anymore, why has it come to this?'" William said at the time.

"He's seven years old and he's asking these questions. He feels it."

Last year Prince William said George was concerned about the planet, and was "a bit confused and a bit sort of annoyed" by littering.

The duke has previously spoken about the need to stop extinction and not let wildlife such as elephants and tigers go extinct "on our watch".

"It's heartbreaking to think that by the time my children, George, Charlotte and Louis are in their 20s, elephants, rhinos and tigers might well be extinct in the wild," he said in 2018.

Prince William added that some of the rhinos he saw on a trip to Africa "are so threatened they have more bodyguards than I do".