US President Joe Biden held a brief meeting in Boston on Friday with Prince William, the heir to Britain’s throne, before the Prince of Wales hosted an evening party dedicated to climate change, AFP and Reuters reported on Saturday.

Joe Biden and Prince William shook hands and took a short walk before a private meeting at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

The two were to discuss “shared climate goals” and “prioritization of mental health issues,” White House spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre said before the meeting, according to Reuters.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Kate, on Friday completed their first visit to the United States since 2014. The British couple’s three-day visit, the first abroad since the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8, was overshadowed by a new controversy sparked in Britain by racist remarks on Tuesday during a party at Buckingham Palace in London.

At the end of his visit to the United States, the 40-year-old Prince of Wales met to discuss climate change with President Biden in Boston, a historic city and symbol of British colonialism before the American Revolutionary War in the late 18th century. .

On Friday night, William presided over the second Earthshot Prize, an award created by the Prince of Wales in 2020 to support innovation to tackle climate change.

Five prizes of over one million pounds (€1.2 million) each were awarded at the gala.

A host of stars walked the carpet – this time green – at the MGM Music Hall in Boston, including singers Ellie Goulding and Annie Lennox, actor Rami Malek and former footballer David Beckham. Jury members of this gala competition were naturalist and TV presenter David Attenborough and actress Cate Blanchett.

(Source: Agerpress)