'Time for action,' says Queen Elizabeth at climate change summit
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Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, as well as Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, attended the COP26 reception instead, where Charles delivered the opening address. The 95-year-old, the world's oldest and longest-reigning monarch, was due to attend the event in person in Glasgow but pulled out after doctors advised her to rest.
"We need a vast military-style campaign to marshal the strength of the global private sector. With trillions at its disposal."The queen paid tribute to her late husband, Prince Philip, who died earlier this year aged 99. She remembered how he had warned an academic gathering in 1969 about the need to tackle the threats from pollution.
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