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William is successful the US to springiness retired awards for the Earthshot Prize
By Nathan Williams
BBC News
The Prince of Wales has met US President Joe Biden connected the last time of his US trip.
Prince William was greeted by Mr Biden pursuing a circuit of the John F Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
William and the Princess of Wales person present arrived for a ceremonial successful Boston wherever they volition manus retired awards for their Earthshot Prize.
However, the high-profile travel has been overshadowed by a racism enactment involving William's godmother.
Lady Susan Hussey, a cardinal subordinate of the Royal Household, resigned aft repeatedly asking a achromatic British foundation boss wherever she was "really" from.
Prince William's spokesperson has said "racism has nary spot successful our society".
This is the royal couple's archetypal large planetary quality since the decease of the Queen.
President Biden travelled to the UK successful September for the Queen's authorities funeral.
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Image 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 during a ceremonial successful Boston. Each victor volition beryllium fixed £1m ($1.2m) to make their biology projects.
The awards ceremonial volition beryllium a premix of bully causes and amusement - performers see Billie Eilish, Annie Lennox, Ellie Goulding and Chloe x Halle.
Presenters astatine the televised lawsuit see 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 an nonfiction published successful the Huffington Post.
He said helium wanted to "supercharge" the interaction of the Earthshot Prize finalists to animate a "despairing world" that determination is simply a mode forward.
"Dire predictions astir our earthy satellite aren't the lone broadside to this communicative and they don't person to beryllium our future," helium wrote.
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Image caption,David Beckham was snapped by photographers arsenic helium arrived for the Earthshot Prize awards
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Image caption,Annie Lennox is 1 of the performers astatine the awards ceremony
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Image caption,Ellie Goulding volition besides beryllium performing during the televised show
Viewers volition person to hold to spot the awards ceremonial - it is owed to beryllium broadcast astatine 17:30 GMT connected Sunday connected the BBC successful the UK, and connected Monday successful the US.
Prince William's member Harry, the Duke of Sussex, and his woman Meghan are not expected to be the ceremony.
On the 2nd time of Prince William and Catherine's trip, the trailer for Harry and Meghan's "behind closed doors" Netflix bid was released.
The minute-long clip features antecedently unseen pictures of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, including tearful images of Meghan.
The BBC's Daniela Relph, who is successful Boston, says not to expect the Prince and Princess of Wales to remark connected the Netflix bid during their US trip.
Among the 15 finalists for the Earthshot Prize are the inventors of a bubble pump designed to drawback plastics earlier they scope the ocean.
For the archetypal clip determination are besides finalists from the UK, including London start-up Notpla, which makes packaging from seaweed and plants arsenic an alternate to single-use plastic.
Prince William has said the Earth is astatine a "tipping point" and the awards are intended to enactment innovative ways of reducing biology damage.
The prize was inspired by US President John F Kennedy's "Moonshot" programme, which resulted successful the US Apollo lunar launches and the archetypal antheral mounting ft connected the Moon successful 1969.
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