BBC Scotland's Scared Islands: Ben Fogle's 17-year marriage, famous mum and friendship with Prince William
msn.comREAD MORE: BBC Great British Menu's Tom Kerridge is selling a shepherd's pie meal kit for a whopping £80 Ben joined Prince William and Harry on an exotic safari trip back in 2011, and it is said Ben's passion for wildlife paved the way for his friendship with the Duke of Cambridge.
Explaining his connection to the future King, Ben explained: “I met him many years ago. Marina’s family know William. It’s how I got to know him and I’ve seen how loyal everyone is around him. ”A Radio Times review of tonight’s episode reads: “After years sharpening his adventuring machete on Channel 5’s New Lives in the Wild, Ben Fogle returns to the rugged region where he started his BBC career on the series Castaway"Born in Westminster, London in 1973, Ben's father is Canadian veterinarian Bruce Fogle, MBE and his mother English actress Julia Foster.
After completing his studies at two independent schools, the presenter took a gap year in Ecuador to teach English to an orphanage.
Not quite done with his study break, he took another gap year on the Mosquito Coast of Honduras and Nicaragua and worked on a turtle conservation project.
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