#prince of wales diaries 2023

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7 NOVEMBER 2023 || SINGAPORE VISIT : DAY III (3/3) - 2023 EARTHSHOT PRIZE AWARDS + EARTHSHOT AWARDS THANK YOU RECEPTION

The Prince of Wales attended the 2023 Earthshot Prize Awards at the Theatre at Mediacorp on his third day in Singapore.

He was received by Hannah Jones, CEO of Earthshot and then walked the Green carpet greeting and chatting with Hannah Waddingham, Sterling K. Brown and Cate Blanchett.

The Prince of Wales also gave a speech at the event, saying that the Earthshot Prize's finalists 'remind us that no matter where you are on our planet the spirit of ingenuity, and the ability to inspire change, surrounds us all.'

Following the ceremony, William attended the Earthshot Prize Thank You Reception at The Theatre where he personally congratulated the winners and spent time with the guests including the presenters and performers.

This year's five winners were announced as Acción Andina, GRST, WildAid Marine Program, S4S Technologies, and Boomitra.

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Court Circular | 23rd March 2023

Buckingham Palace

His Excellency Mr Yannis Tsaousis was received in audience by The King today and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Hellenic Republic to the Court of St James’s. His Excellency Mr Koray Ertas was received in audience by The King and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Republic of Turkey to the Court of St James’s. Mrs Ertas was also received by His Majesty. Sir Philip Barton (Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs) was present. The King this afternoon officially opened the new London Headquarters of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development at Five Bank Street, London E14, and was received by Colonel Jane Davis (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London), the President of the Bank (Mrs Odile Renaud-Basso) and Mr Peter Curwen (the Board Director representing the United Kingdom). His Majesty toured the Bank, escorted by the President, and met Ukrainian and Turkish staff before viewing an art exhibition of paintings from Ukraine and joining a Meeting with the Board of Directors on green transition. Mrs Derek Cross was later received by The King upon relinquishing her appointment as The late Queen’s Diary Secretary. The King was represented by The Duke of Kent at the Service of Thanksgiving for Field Marshal the Lord Inge KG (formerly Chief of the Defence Staff) which was held at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, today. The Queen Consort was represented by General Sir Patrick Sanders.

Kensington Palace

The Prince of Wales today undertook the following engagements in Poland. His Royal Highness this morning laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Plac Marszalka Józefa Pilsudskiego, Warsaw. The Prince of Wales afterwards called upon The President of the Republic of Poland at the President’s Chancellery, Warsaw. His Royal Highness this afternoon met Ukrainian refugees who are settled in the Polish community at Hala Koszyki, Koszykowa 63, Warsaw. The Prince of Wales subsequently met Ukrainian staff at Hala Koszyki who have been displaced from the British Embassy in Kyiv. His Royal Highness later arrived at Royal Air Force Northolt from Poland. Mr Jean-Christophe Gray, Mr Lee Thompson and Commander Robert Dixon RN were in attendance.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this morning chaired a Trustees’ Meeting at 7 More London Riverside, London SE1.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal this morning visited Viridor Waste Management’s Dunbar Energy Recovery Facility in Oxwellmains, Dunbar, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of East Lothian (Mr Roderick Urquhart). Her Royal Highness, President, Scotch Chef’s Club, today visited the Monitor Farm Scotland Programme at J. R. B. Wilson and Sons, Cowbog Farm, Morebattle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, and was received by Mr John Jeffery (Deputy Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale).

Kensington Palace

The Duchess of Gloucester, Royal Colonel, 7th Battalion The Rifles, this evening attended the Rededication Service of Queen Victoria’s Rifles’ Book of Remembrance at the Parish Church of St. George, Hanover Square, Lodon W1.

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2023 Reads

A new year means a new book list! I don't think I can top my 2022 count, but that's okay! I'm not totally sure what my reading goals this year will actually be, but I guess I'll sort it out on the way! XD For future reads, here's my 2024 list!

Four Treasures of the Sky - Jenny Tinghui Zhang

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - Frederick Douglass+

The Bear and the Nightengale - of the Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden

The Secrets We Keep - Mia Hayes

Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Renewal - Patty Loew+

The First Sister - Linden A. Lewis^

The House of the Seven Gables - Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian - Sherman Alexie

Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury~

Fin Mac Cool - Morgan Llewlyn^

How Long 'til Black Future Month by N. K. Jemisin

Lavinia - Ursula K Le Guin^

Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austin*

Black Cowboys of the Old West: True, Sensational, and Littke-Known Stories form History - Tricia Martineau Wagner+

The Mysteries of Thorn Manor - Margaret Roberson%

Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space - Amanda Leduc+

Her Majesty's Royal Coven - Juno Dawson^

She Who Became the Sun~ - Shelley Parker-Chan*

The Witch King - H.E. Edgmon^

Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree*

Mistress of the Art of Death - Ariana Franklin^

The Adventures of Amina El-Serafi - S.A. Chakraborty

Humankind: A Hopeful History - Rutger Bregman+

The Folk Keeper - Frannie Billingsly*%

Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens - (Suzy) Eddie Izzard+

Juniper & Thorn - Ava Reid

Upright Women Wanted - Sarah Gailey%

I Await the Devil's Coming - Mary MacLane+

Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut~

Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers' Rights - Molly Smith & Juno Mac+

The Woman in White - Wilke Collins^

King of Battle and Blood - Scarlett St. Clair

Sarah - J.T. LeRoy^

The City Beautiful - Aden Polydoros^

Freshwater - Akwaeke Emezi

Always the Almost - Edward Underhill

All Systems Red - Martha Wells%

The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller

Nevada - Imogen Binnie

A Dowry of Blood - S. T. Gibson

The Prince - Niccolo Machiavelli

The Second Rebel - Linden A Lewis

Get a Life Chloe Brown - Talia Hibbert

The Hero and the Crown* - Robin McKinley

What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing - Bruce D Perry & Oprah Winfrey+^

Can't Spell Treason Without Tea - Rebecca Thorne

The Eye of the Heron - Ursula K Leguin

Artificial Condition -Martha Wells%

The Kraken's Sacrifice - Katee Robert%

Crown Duel - Sherwood Smith*

Rogue Protocol - Martha Wells%

Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self Involved Parents - Lindsay C Gibson+

Wildcat: The Untold Story of Pearl Hart, the Wild West's Most Notorious Woman Bandit - John Boessenecker+

The History of Wales - History Nerds+%

Ander & Santi Were Here - Jonny Garza Villa

The Glass Castle - Jeanette Walls^

Rosemary and Rue - Seanan McGuire^

The Gilda Stories - Jewelle Gomez

Irish Fairy and Folk Tails - Various+

The Dead and the Dark - Courtney Gould

Haunted Wisconsin - Michael Norman and Beth Scott+

The Other Black Girl - Zakiya Dalila Harris

The Ruins - Scott Smith

He Who Drowned the World - Shelley Parker-Chan

Fledgling - Octavia Butler

Vampire Forensics: Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend - Mark Collins Jenkins+

The Vampyre - John Polidori%

This is Halloween - James A Moore

Sorrowland - Rivers Soloman

The Lamb will Slaughter the Lion - Margaret Killjoy%

Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Love Her or Lose Her - Tessa Bailey^

One Last Stop - Casey McQuiston*

The Last Hero - Linden A. Lewis

Lovelight Farms - B. K. Borison

Reindeer Falls Collection: Volume One - Jana Aston

Currently reading: One Last Stop (Audiobook to help me sleep XD)

Nonfiction is annotated by + A Re-read is annotated by * A book completed from the list below is annotated by ^ A Read with Empty will be annotated by ~ A Novella %

My current, loose and not that interesting goal for this year is to really work on the books I have current access to right now... at the start of this year. Because it's a lot XD This means books currently favorite in Scribd, on my StoryGraph 'to read' pile, or a book I currently own on my shelves. Main goal is at least one of these a month.

For my own personal reference, I'm putting a list of such books below to hold myself accountable.

Edit: Now the end of 2023, and here's a breakdown of my goal to read books I already had access to at the start of 2023:

I didn't read one a month per se, but I got more than 12 done, so I call this a win. These books are:

-Can't Spell Treason Without Tea - Rebecca Thorn -The City Beautiful - Aden Polydoros -Finn Mac Cool - Morgan Llewlyn -The First Sister by Linden A Lewis (proceeded by the other two in the series) -Get a Life, Chloe Brown - Talia Hibbert -The Glass Castle - Jeannette Walls -Haunted Wisconsin - Michael Norman & Beth Scott -Her Majesty's Royal Coven - Juno Dawson -I Await the Devil's Coming - Mary McClane -The Kraken's Sacrifice - Katee Robert -Lavinia - Ursula K Le Guin -Love Her or Lose Her - Tessa Bailey -Mistress of the Art of Death - Ariana Franklin -Nevada - Imogen Binnie -The Prince - Niccolo Machiavelli -Rosemary and Rue - Seanan McGuire -The Ruins - Scott Smith -The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller -Sarah - J.T. LeRoy -Vampire Forensics - Mark Collins Jenkins -What Happened to You? - Oprah Winfrey -The Witch King - H. E. Edgmon -The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins

The books I did not get around to reading from this list are as follows: Black Water Sister by Zen Cho; Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye (o); The Book of M by Peng Shepard (o); Charity and Sylvia by Rachel Hope Cleves (o); The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (a); The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey (s); Fallen by Lauren Kate (o); Fanny Hill by John Cleland (o); Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender (s); The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea (s); The Great Hunger by Cecil Woodham-Smith (o); Helping Her Get Free by Susan Brewster (o); The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang (s); Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (o); The Merry Spinster by Daniel Lavery (o); On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong (o); The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang (s); Radiance by Grace Draven (a); Watching the Tree by Adeline Yen Mah (o); The Willows by Algernon Blackwood (s); Wings of Fire (o); Witches Steeped in Gold by Clannon Smart (o); The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid (s)

23/46 Whoa! That's exactly 50% of the books I had on my list! That's pretty cool! All in all, I consider this 2023 goal successfully done!

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Commons will be told to strip Harry and Meghan of their Royal titles 'after the latest instalment of the couple's feud with the rest of the Royal Family'

MP Bob Seely is putting forward a bill which could deny couple their royal titles  

By GLEN OWEN and BRENDAN CARLIN

PUBLISHED: 23:10, 2 December 2023 | UPDATED: 23:37, 2 December 2023

Parliament could consider the 'nuclear option' of stripping Harry and Meghan of their royal titles under bombshell legislation to be proposed this week.

Conservative MP Bob Seely is putting forward a Bill that could deny the couple their Duke and Duchess standing as the Royal Family becomes increasingly engulfed in the 'racism' row fuelled by the pair's unofficial 'mouthpiece'.

The Isle of Wight MP wants to adapt laws originally passed in the First World War to deny enemy German nobles their British titles. His Bill would force the Commons to consider turning Harry and Meghan into plain Mr and Mrs Sussex at a time when the couple are under mounting pressure to break their silence over incendiary claims made by author Omid Scobie.

His new book Endgame has reignited a race row when a Dutch translation named the King and Kate Middleton as the senior royals alleged to have speculated about the skin colour of Prince Archie.

Mr Seely said he had to act because of the attempt to use race to smear the Royal Family, which he called 'poisonously insidio

The Bill could deny the couple their Duke and Duchess standing as the Royal Family

Harry and Meghan can no longer use His and Her Royal Highness under the 2020 deal in which they gave up official Royal duties

Harry and Meghan urged to end 'deafening silence' and defend Charles

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Writing in The Mail on Sunday, Mr Seely said that while sources close to the Sussexes have stressed Harry and Meghan are not behind claims made in Scobie's book 'I suspect that few people believe such denials'.

READ MORE: BOB SEELY MP: Who really believes Harry and Meghan aren't behind Scobie's race claims? We need to strip the Sussexes of their Royal titles

The politician, a member of the Commons' Foreign Affairs Committee, adds: 'Of all the damaging insults to throw, 'racism' is the most poisonously insidious, guaranteed to leave a whiff of stigma and impossible to prove when false. It is the catch-all slur of the modern era.'

He is applying for his Titles Deprivation 1917 Amendment Bill to be listed on the Commons' Order Paper next week. It would resurrect the wartime powers by removing references to 'enemies' and 'present war'. He has cleared the wording with Parliament's Table Office, which oversees draft legislation.

Politicians normally steer clear of royal controversies, but the incendiary nature of the 'racism' claims has attracted rare levels of condemnation. Tom Tugendhat, the Security Minister, has praised the 'dignity' of the King and the Princess of Wales, and labelled the claims 'rumour and scuttlebutt'.

Harry and Meghan can no longer use His and Her Royal Highness under the 2020 deal in which they gave up official Royal duties. A Mail on Sunday poll this year found that 51 per cent of people think they should have their Duke and Duchess titles revoked too.

The King is expected to consult Prince William this week to discuss their response to the storm after Buckingham Palace said it is 'considering all options' when it comes to a response.

But it is understood that a formal meeting is not yet in the diary. A Royal household source told this newspaper: 'Undoubtedly they will meet to discuss how best to approach and react to the fallout from the rather tiresome Scobie affair.'

The royal race row first erupted more than two years ago, when the Sussexes told talk show host Oprah Winfrey that a member of the Royal Family had remarked on their son's skin colour before he was born.

Omid Scobie's new book Endgame has reignited a race row when a Dutch translation named the King and Kate Middleton as the senior royals alleged to have speculated about the skin colour of Prince Archie

The Isle of Wight MP wants to adapt laws originally passed in the First World War to deny enemy German nobles their British titles

The English edition of Scobie's book says Meghan mentioned who was alleged to have made the remarks in a letter she sent to Charles, but did not name names – however, the King and Kate were identified in the Dutch version.

Mr Scobie told BBC's Newsnight that he was 'hurt' and 'frustrated' by the week's events, but added: 'It's not for me to apologise because I still want to know what's happened.'

The Daily Mail reported yesterday that Buckingham Palace has been investigating who could have seen the letter from its end – likely to be just a 'tiny handful' of people. There is said to be 'extreme confidence' the leak didn't come from them.

The Sussexes have not commented publicly but a source close to Meghan told the Daily Telegraph 'it was not leaked to Mr Scobie by anyone in her camp'.

Meanwhile, Ms Markle's estranged father Thomas has waded into the controversy,

The 79-year-old – who fell out with his daughter after details of a letter she wrote to him were leaked by her friends – said: 'Here we have another letter from my daughter which has somehow made it into the public domain. Another letter? Again?

'The fact Harry and Meghan have not publicly distanced themselves from this strikes me as unusual.'

Meghan sued The Mail on Sunday after this newspaper published excerpts of the letter to her father.

Mr Seely's draft legislation is formally titled 'a Bill to amend [the Act] to deprive in certain circumstances Princes of their British Dignities and Titles'. The original 1917 Act allowed the Privy Council to make a report about British nobles suspected of aiding the enemy.

If neither the Commons nor the Lords tabled a motion opposing it within 40 days, the report would be presented to the Monarch and the person concerned would lose their title.

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Part of William's engagements in Singapore

from BRF's Royal Diary

05 November 2023

The Prince of Wales

President, The Earthshot Prize, will attend a Welcome to Earthshot event at Jewel Changi Airport, Airport Boulevard, Singapore

06 November 2023

The Prince of Wales

President, United for Wildlife, will attend the United for Wildlife Summit at Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive, Singapore

07 November 2023

The Prince of Wales

President, The Earthshot Prize, will attend the 2023 Earthshot Prize Awards at Mediacorp Theatre, One-North Avenue, Singapore

07 November 2023

The Prince of Wales

President, The Earthshot Prize, will visit EcoLabs at Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, Singapore

08 November 2023

The Prince of Wales

President, The Earthshot Prize, will attend the Earthshot+ Summit at Park Royal Pickering, Upper Pickering Street, Singapore

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THE PRINCE DIARIES ♚

6 NOVEMBER 2023 || SINGAPORE VISIT : DAY 2 (1/3) - DRAGON BOAT RACE, KALLANG RIVER

On his first full day in Singapore, The Prince of Wales joined the mixed gender British dragon boat team for a race along the Marina Reservoir on the Kallang River.

Dragon boat racing can be traced back nearly 2,000 years and it began as a modern international sport in 1976.

The mixed gender crew from the British Dragons club has representation from 14 nationalities including eight Commonwealth nations.

The British Dragons formed as a club in 2000, with support from the British Chamber of Commerce, with 70 members from 16 nationalities who participate in both local and international competitions. The team meet up to four times per week for training sessions, and participate both in local and international competitions

He spent time with the team, thanking them for a successful race against the second boat being captained by Kara Owen, the British High Commissioner to Singapore.

Once back on land he also met the Australian High Commissioner to Singapore, the Canadian High Commissioner, the New Zealand High Commissioner and the Papua New Guinean High Commissioner.

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27 NOVEMBER 2023 || INVESTITURE CEREMONY, BUCKINGHAM PALACE

The Prince of Wales hosted an Investiture Ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

He presented honors to a range of people from across the UK and in varied fields. Among those honored were John Greig (OBE), Ian Wright (OBE), Sarah Hunter (CBE), and Jonathan Evans (MBE), among others.

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27 NOVEMBER 2023 || TUSK CONSERVATION AWARDS 2023

The Prince of Wales attended the annual Tusk Conservation Awards at the Savoy Hotel in London.

The awards aim to shine a spotlight on the stories of conservation leaders and wildlife rangers across Africa, with many previous winners having since risen to the top of their fields, scaling their work and amplifying conservation impact across the continent.

As he arrived, William met and spoke with key supporters of Tusk and the award winners. He then The Prince will then presented the three awards: the Prince William Award for Conservation in Africa, The Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa, and the Tusk Wildlife Ranger Award.

Each winner received a trophy and significant grant funding to continue their work. William also gave a short speech during the event.

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6 NOVEMBER 2023 || SINGAPORE VISIT : DAY 2 (3/3) - UNITED FOR WILDLIFE GLOBAL SUMMIT

The Prince of Wales attended the United for Wildlife Global Summit at the Flower Dome of the Gardens by the Bay as his final engagement on his first full day in Singapore as part of the 2023 Earthshot Week in the country.

United for Wildlife was founded by William and The Royal Foundation in 2014, and it aims to make it impossible for traffickers to transport, finance, or profit from illegal wildlife products.

This year, the summit was focused on bringing together the organization's Taskforces, partners & law enforcement to show the power of collaboration to end the illegal wildlife trade.

William gave a keynote speech at the event, speaking about the incredible job being done by the Singaporean authorities have taken to tackle illegal wildlife trade, noting that the Republic had seized about 34kg worth of rhinoceros horns worth $1.2 million at Changi Airport in 2022. He also announced United for Wildlife's new partnership with Mandai Nature to build on the ongoing work for United for Wildlife’s Southeast Asian chapter. And about the creation of the world's first international statement of principles, agreed by governments with signatories including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, the US, South Africa and Singapore. They will commit to regular cooperation to combat money laundering from transnational criminal syndicates engaged in the illegal wildlife trade.

A partnership was also formalised between United for Wildlife and Interpol through a letter of intent pledging to combine their operational expertise and global networks to tackle illegal wildlife trade.

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6 NOVEMBER 2023 || SINGAPORE VISIT : DAY 2 (2/3) - AUDIENCE WITH SINGAPORE'S LEADERS, ISTANA PALACE

The Prince of Wales held a meeting with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and President Tharman Shanmugaratnam of Singapore at the Istana Palace - The official residence of the President.

During the meetings they discussed about the Earthshot Prize and the innovative solutions being discovered and helped through it to help better the planet's help along with talking about Singapore's key leadership role to help shape the future of the Earth.

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16 NOVEMBER 2023 || MANCHESTER VISIT (1/2) - HIDEAWAY YOUTH PROJECT, MOSS SIDE

The Prince of Wales carried out engagements in Moss Side in Manchester.

For his first engagement of the day, he visited the Hideaway Youth Project which is a lead partner of the Manchester Peace Together Alliance, to learn more about the work of the Alliance to reduce violence amongst young people.

William's visit marked the launch of a new initiative, galvanised by The Royal Foundation and the Mayor of Greater Manchester aimed at helping expand the work of the Alliance through the creation of new opportunities for those at risk of youth violence.

During his visit, he heard from those affected by youth violence about the devastating impact the issue has on local communities before speaking with youth workers and young people supported the Hideaway and other Alliance partners.

William also joined in a conversation with Alliance partners and representatives from the business community who have been convened by The Royal Foundation, the Mayor of Greater Manchester and Manchester City Council to create the Alliance's first dedicated youth employment, skills and training programme. He heard more about the long-term impact that the new program will have on local young people through the provision of new opportunities, helping to build aspirations and support those at risk of violence to reach their true potential.

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5 NOVEMBER 2023 || SINGAPORE VISIT : DAY 1 - JEWEL CHANGI AIRPORT WELCOME

The Prince of Wales arrived in at the Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore as he began his four day trip to the country for the 2023 Earthshot Awards.

William was given a tour of the Jewel - a nature-themed entertainment and retail complex surrounded by and linked to one of the passenger terminals of Changi Airport. He also visited the HSBC Rain Vortex along with Sim Ann, the Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Senior Minister of State for National Development

He then spent time speaking with and spending time with members of public including children who had gathered at the airport.

The Prince of Wales also saw the Tembusu tree planted to commemorate his arrival in Singapore. This was the first time a tree has been planted to mark the visit of a foreign dignitary at Jewel.

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7 NOVEMBER 2023 || SINGAPORE VISIT : DAY III (2/3) - ECOLABS CENTRE OF INNOVATION FOR ENERGY, NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

For his second engagement of the day, the Prince of Wales visited the EcoLabs Centre of Innovation for Energy at the Nanyang Technological University. The visit was aimed at highlighting the importance of incubators to environmental innovators.

EcoLabs serves as a one-stop hub to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups innovate, grow and thrive in the competitive energy sector.

During his visit, William toured the hub for innovation supporting energy sector start-ups. He saw the various Hi-tech schemes for green energy included Autsren (ERI@N) which develops autonomous vehicles and long-lasting electric car batteries anomg others.

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8 NOVEMBER 2023 || SINGAPORE VISIT : DAY IV (2/3) - EARTHSHOT + SUMMIT, PARK ROYAL PICKERING

The Prince of Wales attended the Earthshot + Summit at Park Royal Pickering on his fourth day in Singapore.

During the event, William took part in a panel discussion on stage with Earthshot Prize trustee Christiana Figueres, left, and Brandon Ng of Ampd Energy.

Speaking at the event, he talked about that his hopes of expanding the Earthshot Prize program into a global movement to bolster environmental innovators and galvanize governments to be more engaged in green sectors so that climate change would be easier to tackle.

William said that he foresees policy shifts in environmental protection when the program ends in 2030 and a more supportive domain for innovators.

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19 SEPTEMBER 2023 || NEW YORK VISIT DAY ‐ 2 : AUDIENCE WITH THE PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY OF ECUADOR

The Prince of Wales held and audience with President Lasso Mendoza and First Lady María de Lourdes Alcívar of Ecuador at the British Consul General's official residence at 50 UN Plaza.

During the meeting, the Prince of Wales Ecuador’s plastic pollution fight and reiterated the UK government's support in Ecuador’s request to host the signing of a new international treaty in the Galapagos Islands.

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8 NOVEMBER 2023 || SINGAPORE VISIT : DAY IV (1/3) - TREETOP WALK, MACRITCHIE NATURE RESERVE

The Prince of Wales was accompanied by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance - Lawrence Wong for a TreeTop Walk at the MacRitchie Nature Reserve on his Day Four in Singapore.

During their visit, they crossed the free-standing suspension bridge which connects the two highest points on their walking route, Bukit Peirce and Bukit Kalang in the Central Catchment Nature Reserve.

William also met and spoke to the NPark Rangers and NPark Youth Stewards for Nature during his visit. The National Parks Board’s (NParks) Youth Stewards for Nature programme was lqunched in 2021 and is aimed at mentoring young volunteers aged 18 to 25 to carry out nature-related projects such as species population surveys and designing therapeutic gardens.

During the walk, the Prince of Wales also met Dr Isabelle Lackman - a finalist in the 2022 Earthshot Prize. She co-founded Hutan, a research organisation based in Borneo that studies and monitors the region’s biodiversity, from wild orang utan and elephant research to hornbill and frog surveys.