Prince and Princess of Wales in Boston

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The Prince and Princess of Wales have been in Boston this week to attend the second annual Earthshot Prize Awards Ceremony. The Earthshot Prize is inspired by President John F. Kennedy’s ‘Moonshot’, whose Presidential Library and Museum are based in Boston. This is the Prince and Princess’ third visit to the United States. 

American State Visits to Britain | Royal Visits in 1939 | British State Visit in 1957 | British State Visit in 1976  | Prince and Princess of Wales in Washington in 1985

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The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived in Boston on November 30th, where they joined the Mayor of Boston, Michelle Wu, for a special event to start the countdown to the ceremony, as the city’s landmarks were lit up green. They then attended the NBA game between the seventeen-time World Champion Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat at TD Garden in downtown Boston – which included a special moment to acknowledge the arrival of Earthshot in the city.

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The following day, the Prince and Princess of Wales visited Greentown Labs to learn about the climate innovations that are being incubated in the city, before travelling to the neighbouring city of Chelsea to visit Roca, a non-profit organisation focusing on high-risk young people between the ages of 16-24 years old at the centre of urban violence. Later, the Prince and Princess visited the Harbour Defenses of Boston with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Reverend Mariama White-Hammond seeing the work that local organisations are doing to mitigate the risk of rising sea levels.

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The next morning, the Princess of Wales visited The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, as part of her ongoing work to elevate the importance of the early years to lifelong outcomes, while the Prince of Wales visited the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum with Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and was given a short tour of the Museum before a private lunch and discussion with representatives from the Founding Partner organisations of the Earthshot Prize. The Prince then had a meeting with President Biden.

In the evening, Prince and Princess of Wales (wearing Queen Mary’s Art Deco Emerald Choker) attended the Earthshot Prize Awards Ceremony at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway.

American State Visits to Britain | Royal Visits in 1939 | British State Visit in 1957 | British State Visit in 1976  | Prince and Princess of Wales in Washington in 1985 

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