Prince William to visit Boston for second annual Earthshot Prize

In order to protect the environment, Prince William launched the Earthshot Prize last year. It carries a handsome prize amount to encourage others to dream up concrete projects in order to save the environment. This is a 10-year project. The Prince announced that this year Boston would play host and the ceremony would be held in December at the JFK Presidential Library and Museum. Since Prince William would be in the United States, there is curiosity on whether he would take time off to meet his brother Harry and family who stay in California. However, this might not be feasible because of the enormous distance between the two states. Prince William 'very unlikely' to visit Prince Harry during US trip, experts say

Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, became interested in protecting the environment. He drew inspiration from The Prince of Wales and The Duke of Edinburgh. The elders have tried to pass across this message throughout their lives. An official of the Royal Foundation revealed how Prince William views the subject. These can be summarized firstly as – “what is the maximum positive personal contribution I can make in the next ten years in the fight against climate change?” Next comes - "what am I going to do in the next decade that means I can look my children in the eye and say that I did my bit?” He admits that the challenges our planet faces are immense. He cautions that loss of trees, burning of fossil fuels and generating unwanted waste are damaging the environment. These need to be set right in order to restore the balance of nature.

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Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Msrkle are members of the British Royal family. He met Meghan, an actor in a popular TV drama “Suits” and the pair married in 2018. They have two children Archie and Lilibet. In 2020, they decided to step down from royal duties and relocated in America. A spokesperson for the royal confirmed that Harry would not attend the memorial service of his grandfather Prince Philip scheduled for March 29. However, Harry does have plans to visit Queen Elizabeth II, his grandmother, at the earliest. He and Meghan have not traveled to Britain with their children since they stepped down from their royal lives in March 2020.

Prince Philip expired on April 9 and laid to rest April 17. The funeral was a low-key affair with a limited number of people because of COVID-19 restrictions. Harry had come to attend the funeral service in April 2021 but would not be present for the memorial service. They are not entitled to get police protection while in Britain. That is the effect of leaving the royal duties,. He does have his own security while in California but he feels that would not be adequate in Britain. He has taken up the matter for a judicial review of a Home Office decision. The Metropolitan Police provides a special taxpayer-funded security force for senior royals but Harry and Meghan are not eligible for that because they do not fall in the category of senior royals.

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foxnews.com dated 11 March 2022

Taylor Swift dances with Julia Andrews and Joan Baez on stage in Santa Clara, California

Taylor Swift’s star-studded squad keeps expanding and, this time, she invited Oscar-winner Julia Roberts and folk singer Joan Baez on stage in Santa Clara, California. The guests sashayed down a runway with Swift as she sang her hit song Style.
Both mother-of-three Julia Roberts and Joan Baez were wearing the official 1989 tour T-shirts and Swift held on to them, who she later called her "heroes", as she continued her performance.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 17 August 2015.

Without any doubt, Taylor Swift is proving to be one of the most popular women in pop as she continues to surprise fans with her celebrity guests during her world tour.
Julia Roberts and Joan Baez are the latest celebrities who have taken to the stage with the Shake It Off singer Tylor Swift. She is known for having star-studded squad which also includes Karlie Kloss, Selena Gomez, Lena Dunham and Gigi Hadid.
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This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 15 August 2015.

The movie would have songs by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, who penned the hit Let It Go from Frozen. Greno has confided the D23 Expo fan convention in Anaheim, California, that Gigantic would be the definitive version of Jack and the Beanstalk. There would be comedy and deep emotion.
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This has been reported in ibnlive.com dated 11 August 2015.

However, he left for his heavenly abode on August 11 last year when he was only 63-year-old. In the initial report released on August 12, the Marin County Sheriff's Office deputy coroner had indicated that he had hanged himself with a belt and died from asphyxiation.
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