In austere surroundings, leading politicians, conservationists, governments representatives, diplomats and non-government organisations joined Prince Charles and Prince William to discuss the plight of some of the world’s endangered species; noticeably elephants, rhinos and tigers. With broadcaster Kate Silverton acting as the moderator, the 150 invited guests were immediately reminded of the extent of the issue we are facing. Annually in excess of 30,000 elephants are being killed for their tusks, in 2012 668 rhino were poached in South Africa alone for their horns, while only 3,200 tigers remain in the wild.