Veteran broadcaster Sir David Attenborough has shared in a discussion with Prince Wiliam that he almost drowned when he was given faulty diving equipment at the beginning of his career. The Guardian newspaper reports that the 99-year-old veteran broadcaster was discussing his latest documentary Ocean when he recalled an incident on a 1957,

Sir David Attenborough reveals to Prince William he nearly drowned while scuba diving in 1950s - The near-death experience took place on the Great Barrier Reef when the broadcaster was 31

Royal commentator Charles Rae has labelled Prince William as Sir David Attenborough's "sorcerer's apprentice", pointing out that the environmental torch is being passed between generations. The royal expert also referenced a recent video featuring both men,