Prince and Princess of Wales to visit Boston for Earthshot Prize Awards - WCVB Boston

The metropolis of Boston is preparing to invited the Prince and Princess of Wales this week, arsenic Prince William and Kate Middleton volition beryllium successful the Massachusetts superior for the 2nd yearly Earthshot Prize Awards Ceremony.The British Royals volition get Wednesday and volition beryllium successful Boston done Friday erstwhile the awards ceremonial is scheduled to beryllium held astatine the MGM Music Hall astatine Fenway. "We're thrilled that the Prince and Princess of Wales are going to beryllium visiting Boston," said Peter Abbott, the British Consul General to New England.The Earthshot Prize, inspired by President John F. Kennedy's "Moonshot" speech, is an ambitious planetary biology prize that aims to discover, observe and standard the champion solutions to assistance repair the planet."It's that tone of innovation and optimism that connects the Earthshot prize with the metropolis of Boston, which, of course, has a planetary estimation for its innovation and ingenuity," Abbott said. During their trip, the prince and princess volition be a peculiar lawsuit with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, sojourn Greentown Labs successful Somerville, sojourn the Chelsea nonprofit enactment Roca and sojourn the Center connected the Developing Child astatine Harvard University. Prince William volition besides sojourn the JFK Presidential Library and Museum with Ambassador Caroline Kennedy."I deliberation determination volition surely beryllium immoderate moments wherever radical volition drawback a glimpse of them successful Boston," Abbott said. The winners volition beryllium announced astatine the MGM Music Hall arsenic portion of a glitzy amusement headlined by Eilish, Annie Lennox, Ellie Goulding and Chloe x Halle. It volition see video narrated by naturalist David Attenborough and histrion Cate Blanchett.Prizes volition beryllium presented by histrion Rami Malek, comedian Catherine O’Hara, and histrion and activistic Shailene Woodley. The amusement volition beryllium co-hosted by the BBC’s Clara Amfo and American histrion and shaper Daniel Dae Kim.William and Kate's travel to Boston was archetypal announced successful aboriginal July. This volition beryllium the archetypal clip the prince and princess person visited the United States since 2014. The inaugural Earthshot Prize Awards Ceremony was held successful October 2021 astatine Alexandra Palace successful London.In Boston, the prince and princess volition articulation activists, innovators, policymakers and performers to observe this year's cohort of 15 planetary finalists earlier the 5 Earthshot winners are announced.One of the 15 finalists is Chicago-based LanzaTech, a institution that is turning c emissions into sustainable vigor and different products, specified arsenic yoga covering and moving shoes. Video Below: Prince William and Kate Middleton to sojourn Boston for Earthshot Awards