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The Princess of Wales to miss this year’s Earthshot Prize to support Prince George at important time at school

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29th September 2023

Kensington Palace has confirmed that the Princess of Wales won’t be at the Earthshot Prize ceremony this autumn for family reasons.

The Princess will stay behind to support Prince George who has school exams at the same time as the awards event.

This year’s Earthshot takes place in Singapore on November 7th with the Prince of Wales handing out the prizes.

Fifteen nominees are up for five prizes worth one million pounds each to help them scale up their environmental projects. This year’s finalists were announced by the Prince of Wales during his visit to New York in September.

Prizes are awarded in the categories of Protect and Restore Nature, Clear our Air, Revive our Oceans, Build a Waste-Free World and Fix our Climate.

The Princess has accompanied Prince William to the two previous finals. In 2021, the event took place in London while the 2022 celebration was in Boston in the United State.

Prince George, who turned 10 in July, is now in Year 6 and looking to a time when he will move from primary to secondary education.

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Lydia Starbuck is Jubilee and Associate Editor at Royal Central and the main producer and presenter of the Royal Central Podcast and Royal Central Extra. Lydia is also a pen name of June Woolerton who is a journalist and writer with over twenty years experience in TV, radio, print and online. Her latest book, A History of British Royal Jubilees, is out now. Her new book, The Mysterious Death of Katherine Parr, will be published in March 2024. June is an award winning reporter, producer and editor. She's appeared on outlets including BBC 5 Live, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Local Radio and has also helped set up a commercial radio station. June is also an accomplished writer with a wide range of material published online and in print. She is the author of two novels, published as e-books. She is also a marriage registrar and ceremony celebrant.