Prince William is back in New York.
The Prince of Wales was in the city on Monday after flying to Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. He’s in town for today’s Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit. William launched the Environment Prize in 2020 with David Attenborough.
“It’s great to be back in the United States. No one exudes optimism and ingenuity like the American people, so it’s only right that we unveil this year’s Earthshot finalists in New York City,” he said upon arrival, according to Kensington Palace. “80 years ago, the world came together in this great city to find a new way through the United Nations to solve our shared challenges. I know that our generation can take the bold steps needed to create change toward a healthy and sustainable world. The challenge may seem great, but as John F. Kennedy taught us, we meet the challenge not because it is easy, but because it is hard. And important.”
William immediately set to work on his first engagement of the day. He went to Governors Island to meet staff at the Billion Oyster Project, which is working to restore oyster reefs in the city’s harbor.
Seep reefs are key to healthy environments and ecosystems, as they provide habitat for other organisms, protect communities from storm damage, reduce flooding, and prevent shoreline erosion. To date, the Billion Oyster Project has restored 75 million live oysters.
During his visit, Williams donned chest waders and a baseball cap over his formal attire to join students retrieving oysters from the East River.
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Later, William went to the United Nations Headquarters, where he met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. For the occasion, he wore a black suit with a white button-up, a maroon polka-dot tie, and black dress shoes.
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During their meeting, the royal discussed her objectives with the Earthshot Prize, which rewards innovators for their contributions to environmentalism every year. Williams and Guterres also talked about their shared hope for COP28, the climate change conference in November, to find a way to reduce global emissions.
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