Prince William adjusts his bowtie backstage at the Earthshot Prize award ceremony.Photo:Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Earthshot
Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Earthshot
It’sPrince Williamand Cate (Blanchett, that is!)
New behind-the-scenes photos of William’sEarthshot Prizeceremony in Singapore have been released, showing the Prince of Wales prepping his speech and grabbing a drink between duties as he greets Earthshot Prize Council Member actressCate Blanchett.
According to royal photographer Chris Jackson, who has been backstage at the previous two award Earthshot Prize ceremonies — in London andBoston– this year’s event was a success.
“Excited to share my ‘behind the scenes’ images from Prince William’s Earthshot Awards in Singapore this week - Always a special evening and a privilege to capture this intimate angle of such a ground-breaking event,” Jackson said inan Instagram post. “London and Boston were incredible but Singapore took it up a notch."
Among the images that were released show William bending forward to shake Blanchett’s hand and preparing for his end-of-show speech.
Prince William and Cate Blanchett share a chat at the Earthshot Prize ceremony in Singapore.Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Earthshot
Releasing the images over the weekend, Jackson’s Instagram post helped herald the broadcast of the show which aired on PBS on Sunday evening.
At this year’s event, William told the audience, “I choose to believe that future generations will look back on this decade as the point at which we globally took collective action for our planet.”
“The moment we refused to accept the voices of denial and defeatism, and instead, became the architects of change towards a healthy and sustainable world.”
Winner of Revive Our Oceans,WildAid Marine Program, COO Meaghan Brosnan summed up the collaborative atmosphere when she told the audience, “Every single finalist who is in this room deserves to be on this stage. Conservation is a team sport guys and I am so glad that we are going to be entering this decade together. I can’t wait to see the magic that we make together.”
William with presenter and host Hannah Waddingham at the Earthshot Prize ceremony in Singapore last week.Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Earthshot
British High Commissioner Kara Owen echoed that sentimentwhen she told PEOPLE last weekthat the energy around the finalists was special. “They were really cheering each other on,” Owen said. “There were big prizes at stake, but it is also much more than that. It is about building an eco-system where the right kind of solutions to help restore the planet can get investment. There was a real vibe around that and how supportive they were of each other.”
This year’s Earthshot Prize eveningopened with a soliloquy from famed natural history broadcaster Sir David Attenborough beforeTed LassostarHannah Waddingham, alongside fellow host Emmy award-winning actor and producerSterling K. Brownwelcomed delegates to the gateway to South East Asia.
Blanchett announced the winners of the first prize, Protect and Restore Nature, which went toAcción Andina. Based in the Andes Mountains, in South America, it is a grassroots, community-based initiative working across the continent to protect native high Andean forest ecosystems in the region. Blanchett said that the $1.2 million prize money would help “elevate their project.” Florent Kaiser CEO of Global Forest Generation from Accion Andes said from the stage, “It is much more than a project in the Andes. It is a symbol of hope. Thank you everybody here and the amazing Earthshot community,”.
Prince William has a laugh as he drinks some water backstage during the 2023 Earthshot Prize Awards Ceremony, on Nov 7.Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Earthshot
Prince William rehearses for his speech at the Earthshot Prize ceremony.Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Earthshot
Prince William chats with Hannah Waddingham and Sterling K. Brown at the Earthshot Prize in Singapore.Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Earthshot
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