Yahoo Finance Prince William Delivers Moving Speech About The Late Queen During US Trip With Kate Middleton
Article updated on 01/12/22: Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Prince and Princess of Wales, are currently in the US for a three-day visit ahead of the second annual Earthshot Prize Awards.
The pair arrived on Thursday, November 30 and made their first public appearance at Boston Logan International Airport. The husband and wife coordinated in navy suits, with Middleton in a structured blazer, styled with a turtleneck neck, tapered trousers, a leather belt. suede pumps, and sapphire-and-diamond drop earrings. Prince William, meanwhile, wore his navy suit with a classic white button-down shirt and polka dot tie.
Shortly after touching down in the US - which marks their first overseas trip since the late Queen died, the Prince released a statement paying tribute to his late grandmother, who passed away on September 8, aged 96.
He said: 'Catherine and I are delighted to be back in the United States and are extremely grateful to Governor Baker and The First Lady of Massachusetts for their warm welcome into Boston.
'On this, our first overseas visit since the death of my grandmother, I would like to thank the people of Massachusetts and particularly of Boston for their many tributes paid to the late Queen. She remembered her 1976 bicentennial visit with great fondness.
'My grandmother was one of life's optimists. And so am I. That is why last year we launched the Earthshot Prize with the ambition to create a truly global platform to inspire hope and urgent optimism as we look to save the future of our planet.'
To the people of Boston, thank you pic.twitter.com/dUHmHdIVey
— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) November 30, 2022
Prince William also showed his gratitude for being able to tour Boston during his and Middleton's three-day trip.
'To the people of Boston, thank you. I'm so grateful to you for allowing us to host the second year of the Earthshot prize in your great city. Catherine and I can't wait to meet many of you in the days ahead,' he said.
The Earthshot Prize Awards will recognise five innovators for their work in environmentalism.
Article originally published on 30/11/21: Prince William and Kate Middleton are finally heading to the US, almost two years since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle moved Stateside.
The Duke of Cambridge announced the news in an interview with People in October, noting that his environmental initiative, The Earthshot Prize, will host its second ceremony in the US next year. The Cambridges celebrated the global prize for the environment last Sunday in London.
‘This is just the start,’ he told the publication following the celebrations. ‘I'm thrilled that in 2022, The Earthshot Prize will be heading to the United States, where we will continue to spread this vital message of urgency, optimism and action.
‘The urgency of the situation can't be overstated. But through The Earthshot Prize, I want to show people across the world why there is reason to be hopeful.’
The royal trip will mark the couple’s first in over seven years since their trip to New York in 2014.
It’s unknown at this stage whether the couple will take their three children – Princes George and Louis and Princess Charlotte – on the trip.
While many royal fans has wondered whether the couple would stay with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during the US visit, royal expert Jonathan Sacerdoti recently told US Magazine that it's unlikely. 'It’s like so many of these things — it’s a sort of lose-lose situation,' Sacerdoti claimed. That said, Kensington Palace is yet to comment on the trip, and is yet to release details about the couple's itinerary, so we're not ruling a reunion out.
The news comes after Finding Freedom author Omid Scobie told Entertainment Tonight in September that the foursome's relationship hasn't improved much in recent months.
'The relationship between Harry and William is still very much one of distance,' Scobie said. 'I don't just mean physical [distance], across the Atlantic, but they are not talking that much, and that is exactly how sources close to William have put it.'
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved to the US last year after they official stepped down as senior members of the royal family. The pair and their son Archie later settled in Montecito, before they welcomed their daughter Lilibet earlier this summer.
It’s believed no member of the royal family has been able to meet Lilibet – otherwise known as Lili – since her birth as a result of travel restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The last time Prince Harry visited the UK was in April this year following the death of his grandfather, Prince Philip.
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