The Swedish schoolgirl, 16, (right) is making the trip across the Atlantic on a high-tech racing yacht, the Malizia II, so she can attend high-profile climate events in the US and Chile. Commenting on a post in which Thunberg announced she was off the English coast, Banks wrote (top left): ‘Freak yachting accidents do happen in August.’ The message led to a storm of criticism (left).
