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William meets firefighters who tackled summer blazes

William meets firefighters who tackled summer blazes
BBC Science Wednesday 04 November 2026, 11:35 UTC 1 min read
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The prince says 2026 was the first summer he felt "worried about the scale of the wildfires".

The prince says 2026 was the first summer he felt "worried about the scale of the wildfires".
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