The veteran broadcaster related an incident early in his career when he was given faulty scuba-diving equipment.

David Attenborough has described the human impact on the deep ocean floor as “unspeakably awful” in a conversation with Prince William to mark the launch of the veteran broadcaster’s latest documentary.

Prince William has been hailed as Sir David Attenborough’s sorcerer’s apprentice by royal commentator Charles Rae, who says the Prince is clearly carrying the environmental