Jayson Tatum was going to be the star in the game that faced the Boston Celtics against the Miami Heat on Wednesday, but it is difficult to compete with a princess. The princes of Wales appeared by surprise in the stands, receiving a standing ovation from the public. William of England and his wife, Princess Catherine, are in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The visit, which will last three days, will culminate on Friday, when both meet with the president of the United States, Joe Biden, and attend the delivery ceremony of the earthshot environmental awardscreated by Guillermo himself two years ago.
It is the first time the couple has been in the United States since their visit to New York in 2014, and their first international trip since Elizabeth II’s death in September. “On this, our first visit abroad since the death of my grandmother, I want to thank the people of Massachusetts, and in particular Boston, for the numerous tributes paid to the late queen,” declared the son of Charles III upon his arrival at the city council. There they were shown photos of the trip that Elizabeth II made to Boston in 1976. According to the local press, Guillermo could be seen visibly moved.
The Prince of Wales called Queen Elizabeth “an optimist for life” and said he wanted to emulate his grandmother with the Earthshot award, which aims to promote creative solutions to climate change. Guillermo announced the creation of these awards in October 2020 together with naturalist Sir David Attenborough. with them pretends donate 50 million pounds (58 million euros) to 50 different projects over 10 years.
The start of the visit of the princes of Wales has been overshadowed by the resignation of Susan Husseylady-in-waiting to Isabel II, godmother to Guillermo (one of the six he has) and assistant to the current queen Camilla, for his racist comments. The episode has revived the accusations of racism made by his own brother, Enrique, and his wife, the actress Meghan Markleto the British family in an interview in 2021.
“Racism has no place in our society,” said a spokesman for the princes in Boston, who assured that the “comments [de Hussley] they are unacceptable. It is only fair that the person has withdrawn with immediate effect.” Guillermo is not involved in the decision, but according to this spokesman he believes it is “the right thing to do” and “will not comment.”
The princes will spend three days in Boston, where they will have scheduled meetings (such as the one they have held with the mayor, Michelle Wu, who received them on Wednesday the 30th in the Town Hall Square) and other more relaxed and off-schedule events, such as the party to which they went The culmination will take place on Friday night with the delivery of the five prizes, endowed with one million pounds (1.16 million euros) in each of the categories: environmental protection, clean air, revitalization of the oceans, for a world without waste and mitigate the effects of climate change. It will be a great party that will be presented by the actor Rami Malek, the actress Shailene Woodley and the comedian Catherine O’Hara and in which artists such as Annie Lennox, Ellie Goulding and Billie Eilish will perform, among others.