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William and Catherine are successful the US to springiness retired awards for their Earthshot Prize
The Prince of Wales volition conscionable US President Joe Biden aboriginal connected the last time of his US trip.
Prince William volition beryllium greeted by Mr Biden connected a sojourn to the John F Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
In the evening, William and the Princess of Wales volition manus retired awards for their Earthshot Prize - fixed to innovative ideas for the environment.
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, and since they became the Prince and Princess of Wales.
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Image caption,Ahead of the Earthshot Prize, William and Catherine person been pictured down the scenes during rehearsals.
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Image caption,Catherine walks onto the signifier during rehearsals for the Earthshot Awards
They volition manus retired awards to 5 Earthshot Prize winners during a ceremonial successful Boston successful the evening. 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.
Ahead of the event, William and Catherine person been pictured down the scenes during rehearsals.
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 awards 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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