Prince William says he found comfort in the African continent after his mother Princess Diana died in 1997, as it is also where he proposed to wife Kate
Prince William has told of the “special place” Africa has in his heart ahead of returning to the continent for his Earthshot Prize awards.
William – who lost mother Princess Diana in 1997, when he was 15 – said he found “comfort” there as a teenager. And he spoke of proposing to wife Kate in Kenya in 2010 and getting the inspiration for Earthshot in an encounter with an endangered white rhino in Namibia in 2018.
William, 42, said: “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 Earthshot. It was in Namibia I realised innovative, positive solutions to environmental problems could drive transformative change.”
William will arrive in South Africa tomorrow ahead of the fourth instalment of his environmental awards, with individual prizes of £1million being handed to five winners each year over a decade.
The opening ceremony will feature a performance of The Lion King musical on Table Mountain.
