Harry was the patron of England’s Rugby Football Union in 2016

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have faced severe criticism for their frequent use of gas-guzzling modes of transportation.

The Duke of Sussex was mocked by former England rugby boss Eddie Jones about his stance on climate change while using private jets.

While Harry watched an England rugby team's training session, Jones said: “How’s climate change going mate? How was Elton John’s jet?”

The Aussie coach was referring to when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had taken a private jet to Nice in 2019, despite having spoken out about climate change.

The duke used to attend training sessions in his former role as England’s rugby patron and spoke to players.

England ace Ben Youngs recalled the story on the For the Love of Rugby podcast with teammate Dan Cole.

Youngs said: “You know Prince Harry used to come in a little bit and watch us train?

"I don't know what we call him now. All of his titles have gone haven't they?

"There was one time he was standing there and was saying something to the group and then Eddie was like, 'how's climate change going mate? how was Elton John's jet?'

"That was quite good."

Youngs, who holds 127 caps for the England national team, joked that they had “just chucked Eddie under the bus there. And Prince Harry.”

Harry was the patron of England’s Rugby Football Union in 2016 and the Rugby Football League in 2017.