Following the programme's airing in the UK, the BBC announced its intention to completely ban single-use plastics within its organisation by 2020.[62] In April 2018, in response to growing public support directly linked to Blue Planet II, the British government announced it is considering a national ban on single-use plastic products.[63] It was also reported that Queen Elizabeth II's decision to ban plastic bottles and straws across the Royal estates was in part a response to the documentary.[64]