The Guardian The Duke of Edinburgh has intervened in the GM debate to bolster supporters of the new biotechnology against doubters such as his son, the Prince of Wales. Prince Philip was responding to a lecture by Jonathan Sacks, the chief rabbi, which touched on GM crops while discussing the wider issues of genetics.
People are worried about genetically modified organisms getting into the environment.
Man has been tinkering with food production and plant development for such a long time that it is a bit cheeky to suddenly get nervous about it. Supporters of all three royals were last night stressing their credentials for the right to voice their opinions. They have all been involved in environmental issues to a lesser or greater extent. Prince Philip was a past president of the World Wide Fund for Nature and has a strong interest on conservation issues. Princess Anne is president of Save the Children, and she has seen conventional crop failures in developing countries.