Prince Edward visited a cultural exhibition in Jakarta today as he continued his tour of Indonesia.
The country is the Duke of Edinburgh’s final stop on a lengthy visit to the Asia-Pacific region, which is part of his work for his eponymous award.
The international Duke of Edinburgh Award was introduced in Indonesia in 1993.
Today Prince Edward visited the ‘AlterMatter’ exhibition at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara, organized by the British Council Indonesia.
The royal, 59, was accompanied by Summer Xia, the director of the British Council’s South East Asia division, and the country director for Indonesia.
Prince Edward visited a cultural exhibition in Jakarta today as he continued his tour of Indonesia
He chatted animatedly with attendees as he walked through the exhibition, before greeting British Ambassador to Indonesia Dominic Jermey.
Earlier this week, so was Prince Edward busy in Australia, hosting a ceremony at the Police Citizens Youth Club in the nation’s capital.
The PCYC, located in the Sydney suburb of Woolloomooloo, partnered with the Duke of Edinburgh Award to host the event’s guests and organizers.
The Duke of Edinburgh Award aims to help young people, but also aims to connect them with opportunities that have a positive impact on the issues they care about.
The Prince’s three-day visit got off to a lively start as he greeted the various young people and guests present at the event, while also honoring the winners of the award.
The dutiful monarch addressed the guests with a speech, which he delivered on behalf of the international award ceremony.
As part of the presentation, he presented Jessica Clark with a Gold Award as the pair chatted and shook hands.
The royal family continued their way around the grounds, making sure to spend time with everyone in attendance at the special event.
The country is the Duke of Edinburgh’s final stop on an extended visit to the Asia-Pacific region, which is part of his work for his award of the same name
Prince Edward today visited the ‘AlterMatter’ exhibition at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara, organized by the British Council Indonesia
The royal, 59, was accompanied by Summer Xia, the director of the British Council’s South East Asia division, and the country director for Indonesia
Among the many guests was 27-year-old Marusha Rowe, winner of the 2022 Duke of Edinburgh Award gold medal, who stopped to greet the prince.
And the start of his more playful duties was a light-hearted sparring session with 21-year-old Marlon Sevehon of the PCYC youth boxing program.
The Duke was also pictured happily holding a large punching bag for Marlon as he practiced his boxing skills as the two got to know each other.
He chatted animatedly with attendees as he walked through the exhibition, before greeting British Ambassador to Indonesia Dominic Jermey.
The international Duke of Edinburgh Award was introduced in Indonesia in 1993
Elsewhere, from a boxing ring, he appeared engrossed in friendly conversation with other boxers and program representatives.
Meanwhile, he earlier greeted esteemed guest Cameron Smart, the acting national chairman of the Duke of Edinburgh Award, before finally leaving for the day.
He officially took over honors duties in 2023, two years after the death of the former Duke of Edinburgh’s late father Prince Philip.
Prince Edward himself is a passionate patron of the award, having achieved his own Gold Award in 1986.