Prince William at the Earthshot Prize ceremony.Photo: Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty
Prince Williamis kicking off the countdown to this year’sEarthshot Prize awards ceremony in Bostonwith an early trip across the pond.
The Duke of Cambridge will travel to New York City next month to the Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit on Sept. 21.The Earthshot PrizeandBloomberg Philanthropieswill co-host the summit, where inaugural finalists and winners of last year’s Earthshot Prize will gather.
Prince Williamis set to address the assembled guests alongside Michael R. Bloomberg, who works to help scale and replicate the Earthshot solutions as Global Advisor to the winners of the Earthshot Prize.
Prince William.TOBY MELVILLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
After previously announcing that the second Earthshot Prize awards ceremonywill be taking place in the United States,Prince WilliamandKate Middletonrevealed the exact location on Twitter last month, sharing that they are heading to the city of Boston in December.
“In 2022, we’re back and bringing Earthshot to the USA where we’ll award the next five winners of the Prize,” William, who created the global environment awards in October 2020, said in a video on Twitter.
The video then cut to Red Sox All-Star Xander Bogaerts from the home of the iconic baseball team at Fenway Park.
“And we will be doing it right here in Boston,” Bogaerts said from the outfield.
The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation will serve as host partner alongside Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston.
Prince William and Kate Middleton during their 2014 visit to New York City.Paul Edwards - Pool/Getty
During their visit to Boston, the couple will also spotlight and celebrate the “inspiring” city for their work on addressing the impacts of climate change and building a resilient future, they said in a statement.
Kate andPrince William, both 40, werelast in the U.S.in 2014 during their visit to New York. Their first visit to the U.S. together was shortly after their royal wedding in 2011, when they headed to Los Angeles.
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Prince William.Yui Mok/Getty
TheEarthshot Prizerecentlybecame an independent charityapart from the couple’s Royal Foundation withPrince Williamtaking on the role of president.
“The urgency of the situation can’t be overstated,” Williamtold PEOPLEexclusively following the inaugural Earthshot Prize ceremony in October. “But through the Earthshot Prize, I want to show people across the world why there is reason to be hopeful.”
source: people.com
