Kate Middleton and Prince William. The couple got engaged back in 2010
Prince William and Kate Middleton remain as strong as ever after tying the knot back in 2011, with the Prince of Wales explaining how Africa provided the setting for their engagement.
The Prince of Wales is heading to South Africa in support of his initiative, the Earthshot Prize, and he noted how the entire continent holds a special place in his heart.
“Africa has always held a special place in my heart – as somewhere I found comfort as a teenager, where I proposed to my wife and, most recently, as the founding inspiration behind The Earthshot Prize,” he said in a statement.
“It was in Namibia in 2018 that I realized the power of how innovative, positive solutions to environmental problems could drive transformative change for humans and nature.”
William will arrive in Cape Town on Monday, November 4 without Kate, who is continuing her cancer recovery.
William and Kate’s engagement
Although the two won’t be together in Cape Town, you only have to look at their engagement to see what Africa means to them.
William asked Kate to marry him in Kenya back in 2010, and he did with his late mother Princess Dian’s engagement ring.
With the final preparations underway for the Earthshot Prize Award ceremony, which are scheduled for Wednesday, November 6, William stated his excitement for the upcoming event.
“I am proud that, since its inception, The Earthshot Prize has traveled to Europe, North America and Asia, spotlighting and scaling 45 groundbreaking solutions, all of which are having a tangible impact as we work as a global collective to secure the future of our planet,” William said.
“This week we’ll travel to South Africa to spotlight our next cohort of 15 finalists and have the opportunity to join partners from across Africa to celebrate the inspiring approach to environmental innovation that is taking place across the continent.”
The show will kick off with a performance from the iconic Table Mountain. Lebo M. will also unveil a pre-recorded version of “Circle of Life” from The Lion King.
The ceremony will take place in the Earthshot Prize Dome, a venue that uses a structure designed and engineered in South Africa. It is the biggest of its kind in Africa with a width of 36m, a height of 15.5m and a length of 144m, it has been used before and will be broken down and re-used for other events in the country.
The production of the show itself is also creating about 650 jobs locally, and will be broadcast in 50 countries across Africa, in the UK and around the world on YouTube.
