The Prince and Princess of Wales are capping off their three-day visit to Boston with a glamorous awards ceremony recognizing environmental heroes.
Kate Middleton and Prince William made a glam entrance at the Earthshot Prize Awards ceremony in Boston.
To quit their three-day visit to the United States, the Prince and Princess of Wales attended the second annual prize ceremony at the MGM Music Hall on Friday. In preserving with the event's earth-friendly theme, company have been requested not to buy new attire or fits for the evening.
Kate adhered to the sustainable fashion guidelines in a bright inexperienced off-the-shoulder gown through Solace London, which she rented from HURR, a apartment platform in the U.K. for clothier dresses. She accessorized her look with the ultimate rewear — an emerald and diamond choker that belonged to Princess Diana. She also wore halo emerald and diamond earrings mounted in platinum by using Asprey.
William opted for a rewear with his blue velvet blazer, which he is worn to past royal events.
The five winners from across Earthshot's five classes will each receive $1 million in provides to go towards their project's goals. The winners, which have been introduced on Friday night, are: Mukuru Clean Stoves from Kenya; Kheyti from India; Indigenous Women of the Great Barrier Reef from Australia; Notpla from the United Kingdom and 44.01 from Oman.
Prizes will be awarded by using Emmy-winning actor and James Bond villain Rami Malek, comedian Catherine O'Hara and actor and activist Shailene Woodley. Like ultimate year, Princess Kate will additionally hand out one of the prestigious prizes. David Beckham will also present. Actor Daniel Dae Kim is co-hosting the awards alongside BBC Radio 1's Clara Amfo.
Malek published Prince William first raised the concern of the Earthshot Prize with him at a movie premiere.
"We first broached the problem at the Bond premiere. I was simply so impressed with the spirit he put forward," he tells PEOPLE on the inexperienced carpet. "And talking with Sir David Attenborough and [William's] affinity for the Moonshot and what President Kennedy did. I grew up being very inspired by President Kennedy, so we had a dialogue about that."
"And right here we are in a location that is some distance beyond that and I applaud Prince William and everyone who can come together to locate progressive options to assist resolve this world disaster due to the fact it can be resolved when we all put our minds together," he says.
Speaking to PEOPLE, Daniel Dae Kim stated the Earthshot Prize is "much extra substantive. It offers with an existential issue that we're all having as a species, now not simply an industry. I'm proud that they've asked me to be part of it."
Amfo, who is sharing co-hosting responsibilities with Dae Kim, tells PEOPLE of the couple: "As someone who's worked in television for a while, I can confidently say they're both very top presenters. I recognize they're very excited and in reality galvanized to get everybody fascinated in this. Of course, we're celebrating the winners however once more it is about us having an impact and letting humans recognize we name all do better."
There's also some A-list leisure in shop — the tournament will function performances by way of Billie Eilish, Annie Lennox, Chloe x Halle and Ellie Goulding (who carried out at Kate and William's 2011 wedding ceremony reception).
"It capacity so lots to us being here," Chloe tells PEOPLE. "Me and my sister have been vegan for 11 years. This whole message rings true. We're so completely happy to be right here and be in a position to sing.
"We haven't met the couple yet. But we're excited to do so. We hope they're playing it over here and happy," Chloe says, including that they had been briefed on royal protocol. "We don't desire to say the wrong thing!"
The show will feature applications voiced by way of Sir David Attenborough as well as Oscar-winning actor and Earthshot Prize Council member Cate Blanchett, who will speak about the successes of the inaugural winners.
In a speech at the ceremony, Prince William said: "I accept as true with that the Earthshot solutions you have considered this nighttime show we can overcome our planet's best challenges. And via aiding and scaling them we can alternate our future."
"The selections we make now will affect generations to come," he said. "Which is why we ought to choose the route of hope, optimism, and urgency to restore our planet."
The Prince of Wales refers to the Earthshot Prize Awards — which he created in 2020 — as his try to grant some urgent optimism about tackling environmental issues and climate change. He and Princess Kate are "excited to be able to bring that to the United States and encourage humans stateside and round the world thru the outstanding testimonies we are going to tell," a source shut to the couple tells PEOPLE.
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