prince william arrived south africa Today I decided to put the tension of the past year behind me and focus on the following fight: climate change.
future king, his father king charles And the wife princess of wales both faced cancer I am determined to always attend the Earthshot Prize if my health allows.
And to make the most of his time in the city, he has organized a four-day engagement program centered around the high-profile World Environment Awards in Cape Town on Wednesday.
William will meet diverse local communities to explore issues that are important to them and learn more about actions within the region to protect local biodiversity.
Before arriving, William said: ‘Africa has always held a special place in my heart. It’s where I found solace as a teenager, where I proposed to my wife and, most recently, the founding inspiration for the Earthshot Prize.’
Prince William joined young environmentalists taking part in the first Earthshot Prize Climate Leaders Youth Program on a Cape Town rooftop today.
The Prince of Wales addresses attendees at the Earthshot Prize event in Cape Town today.
Prince William joined young environmental activists at the Earthshot Prize event in Cape Town today.
The Prince of Wales addresses attendees at the Earthshot Prize event in Cape Town today.
The 42-year-old prince was photographed at Cape Town Airport today after boarding a commercial flight from Cape Town. London.
He will begin his trip with a visit to the Earthshot Prize Climate Leaders Youth Program on the rooftop.
William joined 120 young environmentalists aged 18 to 35 from across Africa and the South East. Asia Anyone who wants to drive change in climate action and sustainability.
All this week the Prince will be sporting sustainable clothing. His shirt during his first engagement was from Spanish brand ECOALF.
Tomorrow he will deliver a groundbreaking speech about nature, the environment and support for wildlife managers at the 2024 United for Wildlife Global Showcase.
He is also scheduled to meet South African President Cyril Ramaphosa this week and head out to sea with a local rescue group to meet park rangers and fishermen.
But the focus of his visit will be Wednesday’s Earthshot Prize, held in the city’s reusable, eco-friendly ‘superdome’ and featuring a ‘green carpet’.
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Prince William (centre) arrives at Cape Town Airport today for a four-day visit to South Africa.
Prince William, who begins his visit to South Africa, is in his car at Cape Town Airport today.
An American actor and singer will serve as host. Billy Porter South African TV presenter Bonang Matheb.
Model and TV presenter Heidi Klum and supermodel Winnie Harlow I will be one of the guest award presenters.
The awards ceremony will be broadcast live across Africa and will be available to watch in the UK the following day. BBC iPlayer.
Five winners will be selected from five ‘Earthshots’ – protecting and restoring nature, cleaning our air, reviving our oceans, building a world without waste and improving the climate.
This year’s participants range from companies developing sustainable refrigeration technology, to companies removing harmful CO2 from the ocean, to companies using palm oil waste to create sustainable leather alternatives.
Each winner will receive a prize of £1 million to develop and scale their idea and access to a global network of mentors.
‘Unlike most awards, we don’t award people for what they have already achieved. We award them for the future potential of their solutions,’ said Hannah Jones, Earthshot Chief Executive Officer.
William and Hannah Waddingham attending the Earthshot Awards in Singapore in November 2023.
William and Kate attending the 2022 Earthshot Awards held in Boston, Massachusetts in December of that year.
Jones also said Earthshot Week is ‘committed to celebrating environmental innovation, accelerating the scale of solutions, and inspiring young people to commit their time and talents to solving one solution at a time.’ continent together with partners and stakeholders.
The concept was conceived by William and his team after the prince expressed levels of frustration of ‘pessimism and despair’ surrounding the environmental and climate crisis.
He decided to highlight and scale positive and innovative solutions to problems through Earthshot, which is described as ‘the most ambitious environmental award in history’.
This year’s event, he says, ‘goes above and beyond’ everything he’s done before.
Africa is a particularly touching place for William, who found ‘healing’ on the continent following the death of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. He also proposed to his wife in Kenya.
However, although Africa contributes the least to global warming and has the lowest global emissions, it is also the continent that is more negatively affected by the effects of climate change than any other continent.
