30 July 2023 , 20:17
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Hungry tourists and workers were stunned to see Prince William serving burgers from a food truck in the capital this week.
Prince of Wales, 41, dished up a veggie burger as part of his latest environmental initiative. He and popular YouTube channel Sorted Food have created a new product, called The Earthshot Burger, which was made using Kheyti greenhouse vegetables. It is cooked on a cleaner-burning portable stove, and presented in a biodegradable box.
Punters passing the shack in central London were gobsmacked to catch the royal at work. Some tried the new burger, which is potato based and flavoured with garlic, ginger and chilli.
Prince of Wales, Prince William, dishes up a new veggie burgerOne of the diners said: "My brain took three seconds to buffer. Am I dreaming? Have I had enough sleep?' Another said: "I was lost for words" after encountering William and the Sorted Food chefs. Addressing his customers, the future king said: "Morning everyone, nicely cooked - ready to go. So, for those of you who don't know, the Earthshot prize is there to repair and regenerate the planet.
"Everything you see here comes from the winners from last year. So the box you're about to eat in is built (by) a company called Notpla and there's no plastic involved, they've come up with a seaweed coating.
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"The ingredients inside the burger are grown from a greenhouse in India from a company called Kheyti, and last but not least the way we cook them has been on a thing called Mukuru Clean Stoves, and that is designed by a lady in Kenya who came up with the concept to reduce air pollution."
Shocked passers-by gasp as they catch a glimpse of the royal in the vanWilliam, like his dad, his passionate about sustainability. The Earthshot Prize is William and Kate's creation, and the most prestigious global prize for the environment in history. The Royal Foundation website states: "Over the course of the next decade, The Earthshot Prize will find the most inspiring solutions to the world’s greatest challenges. These new solutions will work on every level, have a positive effect on environmental change and improve living standards globally, particularly for communities who are most at risk from climate change."
Jamie Spafford, co-founder of Sorted Food - known for promoting environmentally friendly food solutions, said: "Being joined at our studio and in the food truck by Prince William was a real 'pinch me' moment - hearing him explain how passionate he is about helping the planet and what the Earthshot Prize is doing was incredibly inspiring, and has already given us a lot of ideas for future projects to work on with our community."
The Earthshot Prize has recently started a new partnership with YouTube, as the platform will produce content to inspire users to drive action against climate change with stories of urgent optimism from around the world. With more than 2.7 million subscribers on YouTube, Sorted Food is renowned for environmentally friendly food solutions and putting food gadgets through their paces.