Prince William: Prince of Wales gets a green Blue Peter badge on show's 65th birthday

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Prince William has been awarded a special green Blue Peter badge.

It's been given to him in recognition of his work with The Earthshot Prize.

Started by the Prince in 2020, the prize aims to celebrate and support people and companies working to provide ideas and technologies that can safeguard the planet, with five 拢1 million prizes to help develop the winning project.

The badge was award to the Prince as part Blue Peter's 65th birthday celebrations.

What's a green Blue Peter badge?

Image caption, Famous recipients of the green Blue Peter badge include Sir David Attenborough and Greta Thunberg

His Royal Highness received the badge from Blue Peter presenter Joel during the programme's 65th birthday special which will be broadcast on Friday 13 October.

During the show, the Prince also helped Joel present the 'big badge wall' which features drawings and letters sent in by viewers themed around nature and the environment.

The green Blue Peter badge was introduced in November 1988, and recognising children who show they care about the planet, climate change, recycling, protecting animals and their habitats.

Famous recipients of the green badge include Sir David Attenborough and Greta Thunberg.

It's not the first Blue Peter badge that Prince William has received - the Prince and Princess of Wales were also recipients of the gold Blue Peter badge back in 2017.

Currently, more than 265,000 children aged 5-15 own at least one Blue Peter badge and in the past month alone, 6,000 children have applied for the new Book Badge which launched in September 2023.