Eight years after their last official visit to the United States, Wales landed in Boston on Wednesday, November 30, where they began a three-day royal tour.
Macron’s couple is also in the USA at the moment, but it seems that all the goals are on the Cambridges. Their arrival in the background of the scandal in the Buckingham Palace has already raised a lot of noise. Kate Middleton and Prince William, who kicked off a three-day tour of the United States on Wednesday (November 30), however, appeared excited in the stands at a basketball game between Bolton Celtics and the Miami Heat on their arrival day.
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This is Prince William and Kate Middleton’s first official trip since the Queen’s death, and their first to the United States in eight years. The pair are in the second edition of the Earthshot Prize in America. The award ceremony, initiated by the Prince of Wales, will take place in Boston on Friday, December 2. An initiative that honors and supports entrepreneurs who have found solutions to environmental problems.
Scandal at Buckingham
Moreover, Wales’ journey did not start auspiciously. Lady Sarah Hussey, godmother to Prince William and former aide to Elizabeth II, has indeed resigned after persistent questions about her background at a reception for a black feminist activist at Buckingham Palace. An incident that did not go unnoticed in the USA.
Moments before Wells took the stage at the Earthshot Prize ceremony at Boston City Hall, attended by Mayor Michelle Wu, the Reverend Mariama White-Hammond gave a powerful speech in which she called on the crowd to “consider the impact of colonialism and racism.” particularly on climate change.
Boston lights
Wells and the mayor also gathered at President’s Corner near City Hall to light up Boston landmarks in city green. After cheering on the Boston Celtics basketball team from the stands against the Miami Heat, the prince and princess will visit this Thursday the 1st.eh December Greentown Labs, a start-up incubator dedicated to climate technology, in Somerville.
Later in the day, the princely couple will meet with volunteers from Roca, an association that works with young people at the center of urban violence to “address their trauma, give them hope and promote change”. The Princess of Wales will also visit Harvard University’s Center for the Developing Child ahead of Friday night’s awards ceremony. There, he will discuss with researchers the scientific progress that can provide a promising future for every child.
Absence of Sussex
In a nod to the importance of the trip to the United Kingdom’s monarchy and its former American colony, the White House announced that President Joe Biden will also go “to welcome the Prince and Princess of Wales” this Friday. However, no meeting is planned between Prince William and his brother Harry, who lives in California with wife Meghan Markle and two young children, and will be in conflict with the heir to the throne.
Video: Cocktail competition for Kate and William
Source: Le Figaro
