Prince William meets US President Joe Biden ahead of climate prize



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Image supply, PA MediaImage caption, William is successful the US to supply retired awards for the Earthshot PrizeBy Nathan WilliamsBBC News

The Prince of Wales has met US President Joe Biden astatine the precise past time of his US trip.

Prince William was greeted done Mr Biden pursuing a excursion of the John F Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

William and the Princess of Wales person present arrived for a ceremonial successful Boston successful which they volition manus retired awards for their Earthshot Prize.

However, the high-profile acquisition has been overshadowed via a racism enactment involving William's godmother.

Lady Susan Hussey, a cardinal subordinate of the Royal Household, resed aft again and again asking a achromatic British foundation boss wherever she go "in reality" from.

Prince William's spokesperson has stated "racism has nary portion successful our society".

This is the royal couple's archetypal large worldwide look due to the fact that the nonaccomplishment of beingness of the Queen.

President Biden travelled to the United Kingdom successful September for the Queen's federation funeral.

Image source, PA Media/ Daily MirrorImage caption, William and Catherine volition manus retired million-pound awards to Earthshot Prize winners

William and Catherine volition manus retired awards to 5 Earthshot Prize winners astatine immoderate signifier successful a ceremonial successful Boston. Each victor tin beryllium fixed £1m ($1.2m) to broaden their biology tasks.

The awards rite whitethorn beryllium a substance of close causes and leisure - performers dwell of Billie Eilish, Annie Lennox, Ellie Goulding and Chloe x Halle.

Presenters connected the televised juncture encompass David Beckham, Rami Malek, Catherine O'Hara, Shailene Woodley, Clara Amfo and Daniel Dae Kim.

Ahead of the event, William labelled himself a "stubborn optimist", in a portion of penning posted wrong the Huffington Post.

He stated helium wanted to "supercharge" the interaction of the Earthshot Prize finalists to animate a "despairing global" that determination whitethorn beryllium a mode forward.

"Dire predictions astir our earthy planetary are not the handiest facet to this communicative and that they don't indispensable beryllium our future," helium wrote.

Image supply, Still from excavation clipImage caption, David Beckham turned into snapped with the assistance of photographers arsenic helium arrived for the Earthshot Prize awardsImage supply, PA MediaImage caption, Annie Lennox is 1 of the performers connected the awards riteImage source, PA MediaImage caption, Ellie Goulding volition besides beryllium appearing astatine immoderate signifier successful the televised display

Viewers volition should hold to look the awards ceremonial - it is due to the fact that of beryllium broadcast astatine 17:30 GMT connected Sunday connected the BBC wrong the UK, and connected Monday successful the US.

Harry and Meghan Netflix show 'at the backmost of closed doorways'

Prince William's member Harry, the Duke of Sussex, and his woman Meghan aren't anticipated to be the rite.

On the 2nd time of Prince William and Catherine's ride, the trailer for Harry and Meghan's "in the backmost of closed doorways" Netflix postulation was released.

The minute-long clip features formerly unseen drawback shots of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, on with tearful pix of Meghan.

The BBC's Daniela Relph, who is successful Boston, says nary longer to expect the Prince and Princess of Wales to remark connected the Netflix bid astatine immoderate signifier successful their US ride.

Among the 15 finalists for the Earthshot Prize are the inventors of a bubble pump desed to prehend plastics earlier than they scope the sea.

For the archetypal clip determination besides are finalists from the UK, inclusive of London start-up Notpla, which makes packaging from seaweed and flowers arsenic an accidental to single-use plastic.

Prince William has stated the Earth is astatine a "tipping point" and the awards are meant to assistance revolutionary ways of decreasing biology harm.

The prize go stimulated by means of US President John F Kennedy's "Moonshot" programme, which resulted wrong the US Apollo lunar launches and the archetypal feline putting ft astatine the Moon successful 1969.

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