Britain's Prince William will be coming to Singapore for a three-day visit from Nov. 5, 2023 to Nov. 8, 2023.
2023 Earthshot Prize Awards Ceremony
On Oct. 24, 2023, Kensington Palace announced the Prince of Wales' upcoming trip to Singapore, as well as several of the activities on his itinerary.
Prince William will be in Singapore primarily for the 2023 Earthshot Prize Awards Ceremony as announced previously.
Founded by Prince William and UK-based charity The Royal Foundation in 2020, the 10-year-long annual global environmental prize — Earthshot Prize — is into its third iteration in 2023.
Five winners to be crowned
15 finalists have been shortlisted for the 2023 Earthshot Prize from which five winners will be selected during the awards ceremony on Nov. 7, 2023.
Each winner will be awarded £1 million (S$1.67 million) to scale up their environmental solutions.
Earthshot Week and United for Wildlife Global Summit
The Prince will also take part in the inaugural "Earthshot Week".
It is a series of events convening businesses and investors with the Earthshot Prize's winners and finalists to accelerate their solutions and deliver tangible action to repair the planet.
In addition, Prince William will attend the United for Wildlife Global Summit.
The United for Wildlife was founded by Prince William and The Royal Foundation in 2014 with an aim to make it impossible for traffickers to transport, finance or profit from illegal wildlife products.
This is the first time that United for Wildlife is taking place overseas and on an international stage.
Will meet Singaporeans and try dragon boating
Besides this, Prince William will also be spending some time meeting Singaporeans.
Upon his arrival, the Prince will visit the HSBC Rain Vortex at Jewel Changi Airport for an event to mark the start of the countdown to the Earthshot Awards Ceremony.
He is also scheduled to participate in dragon boating sometime during his trip.
Princess Kate will not be part of entourage
The Prince's upcoming trip is his first visit to Singapore in over 10 years.
His last visit was with the Princess of Wales Kate Middleton in 2012 during the Diamond Jubilee Tour.
However, Princess Kate will not be accompanying Prince William on his upcoming trip to Singapore, according to Kensington Palace as reported by People.
People reported that Princess Kate will be staying at home in the UK to support the 10-year-old Prince George with his upcoming exams.
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