The city of Boston is preparing to welcome the Prince and Princess of Wales this week, as Prince William and Kate Middleton will be in the Massachusetts capital for the second annual Earthshot Awards ceremony. The British Royals will arrive on Wednesday and be in Boston by Friday, when the awards ceremony is due to take place at MGM Music Hall in Fenway. “We are delighted that the Prince and Princess of Wales are visiting Boston,” said Peter Abbott, British Consul General in New England. The Earthshot Prize, inspired by President John F. Kennedy’s “Moonshot” speech, is an ambitious global environmental prize that aims to discover, celebrate and scale the best solutions to help fix the planet. “It is this spirit of innovation and optimism that connects the Earthshot Prize to the city of Boston, which, of course, has a worldwide reputation for innovation and ingenuity,” Abbott said during their trip. , the Prince and Princess will attend a special event with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, visit Greentown Labs in Somerville, visit the non-profit organization Roca in Chelsea and visit the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University Prince William will also visit the JFK Presidential Library and Museum with Ambassador Caroline Kennedy.”I think there will definitely be times when people will spot them in Boston,” Abbott said.The winners will be announced at MGM Music Hall as part of a glitzy show with Eilish, Annie Lennox, Ellie Goulding and Chloe x Halle.It will include a video commentary by naturalist David Attenborough and actress Cate Blanchett.The awards will be presented by the actor Rami Malek, comedian Catherine O’Hara and actress and activist Shailene Woodley. The show will be co-hosted by BBC’s Clara Amfo and American actor and producer Daniel Dae Kim. William and Kate’s trip to Boston was first announced in early July. This will be the first time the Prince and Princess have visited the United States since 2014. The inaugural Earthshot Award ceremony was held in October 2021 at Alexandra Palace in London. In Boston, the Prince and Princess will join activists, innovators, policymakers and artists to celebrate this year’s cohort of 15 Global Finalists ahead of the announcement of the five Earthshot winners. One of the 15 finalists is LanzaTech, a Chicago-based company that turns carbon emissions into sustainable energy and other products, such as yoga apparel and running shoes. . Video below: Prince William and Kate Middleton will travel to Boston for the Earthshot Awards