Prince William joined by Steve Irwin's son for Earthshot and flies on the cheap
Prince William is to be joined by the son of a late famous conservationist for the latest Earthshot Prize and is expected to fly in for the ceremony on the cheap.
The Prince of Wales will be joined by a host of stars as he announces the winners of his environmental initiative in Singapore and is expected to arrive on a commercial flight rather then a private jet. Robert Irwin, the son of the late Australian wildlife conservationist Steve Irwin, will also take part. Irwin is poised to join Oscar winner Cate Blanchett and actors Lana Condor and Nomzamo Mbatha, during the Prince of Wales’s event on November 7, aimed at recognising solutions to “repair” the planet.
Steve Irwin presented wildlife shows which caught the imagination of audiences across the globe (Facebook)
Robert Irwin son of conservationist Steve Irwin, will also the join stars announcing the winners (Getty Images)Blanchett, a member of the Earthshot judging panel, said: “The Earthshot Prize is, again, highlighting and incentivising courageous, progressive, and inventive solutions that can be rapidly upscaled. We don’t have time for inaction and despair, and the incredible climate solutions from around the globe are cause for genuine hope. The climate solutions showcased by the prize are wildly exciting – exciting because they are so simple, so possible, and so inevitable.”
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Steve Irwin, a zookeeper and television personality presented wildlife shows caught the imagination of audiences in his homeland and across the globe before he died in 2006 after being stabbed by a stingray. His children, Robert and Bindi, have continued his legacy – working in wildlife conservation and appearing on television. William held his first Earthshot Prize awards ceremony at London’s Alexandra Palace in 2021, with Boston hosting the event last year. It is an ambitious project which each year presents five category winners with £1 million each to scale up their environmental ideas.
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King Charles, who was then Prince of Wales, meeting the Steve Irwin's family (left-right) Robert, Terri and Bindi (PA)Among the 15 finalists are Enso, a British based company which has created a more efficient electric vehicle tyre that sheds less particles, while Sea Forest from Australia has developed a seaweed-based livestock feed to reduce the planet warming methane emissions from cattle and sheep. The night will be hosted by Hannah Waddingham, who performed similar duties when Liverpool staged the Eurovision Song Contest earlier this year.
William, along with celebrity supporters of Earthshot, is expected to fly to the Southeast Asian country by a commercial, not private flight. Other measures will be in place to make the event as sustainable as possible, organisers say. During his four-day trip which begins on November 5, the prince will take part in Earthshot Week. This is a series of events bringing together businesses and investors with past winners and current finalists to accelerate their solutions
The Prince of Wales will fly to the Earthshot event on a commercial flight (UK Press via Getty Images)
Game of Thrones actress Hannah Waddingham will also attend the event in Singapore (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)William will get involved in dragon boating and meet Singaporeans to find out how they are protecting the planet. The the 15 finalists will take part in a “fellowship” retreat allowing them networking opportunities.
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