Who’s the greenest British royal? Meghan Markle practises weekday veganism, Prince Harry is fighting to save Africa’s national parks and Prince Charles says we should all eat less beef

With a slew of famous figures jumping on the vegan bandwagon for both personal and environmental reasons, it should come as no surprise that members of the British royal family are not far behind. While not everyone adopts a strict plant-based diet, each of these royal highnesses share similar traits: they are mindful eaters and champions for a more sustainable world. 

In her essay for the famed September issue of British Vogue in 2019, Markle's comments about eating chicken tacos hinted that she was more of a flexitarian than a vegetarian. She is known to advocate for organic food (she planted her own vegetables at Windsor’s Frogmore Cottage) and told Best Health Magazine that she eats vegan meals during weekdays. After her royal duties ended, the Duchess of Sussex did a voice-over for Disney’s documentary Elephant in exchange for a donation to Elephants Without Borders in Botswana. 

The Duke of Sussex isn’t committed to a plant-based diet, but since his marriage to Markle, it has been reported that he follows a clean-eating lifestyle consisting of daily detox juices, smoothies and high-fibre vegetables. Prince Harry also advocates for action on climate change (he penned an essay on the importance of environmental conservation for The Telegraph in 2019) and has worked with several NGOs, including African Parks, which aims to protect African national parks and carries out wildlife conservation. He now serves as their president.