William Shatner says Duke of Cambridge is ‘wrong’ about his space flight

William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk in the original Star Trek (PA)

William Shatner has defended his historic space flight following criticism from the Duke of Cambridge, saying the royal has got the “wrong idea”.

The 90-year-old actor, famed for his Star Trek role as Captain James T Kirk, said his space mission was a “baby step” to getting “polluting industries…off of Earth”.