Prince William apparently blushed after a royal fan called him “so handsome” when he arrived in Singapore earlier today.
The heir to the British throne, who is visiting the island for the third annual Earthshot Prize, was greeted by hundreds of adoring fans as he disembarked at Jewel Changi Airport.
William, 41, received a rockstar welcome from the crowd, with royal fans waving Union Jack flags and holding up homemade signs – but one person in particular cracked the royal smile after calling him ‘so handsome’.
During his walk, the father-of-three was shaking hands with those waiting when a man commented on William’s ‘handsome’ looks.
William gave a modest response as he chuckled to himself and seemed to blush as he continued to shake hands with those waiting.
Prince William apparently blushed after a royal fan called him “so handsome” when he arrived in Singapore earlier today
William looked dapper in a crisp black suit, which he paired with a navy blue tie today.
With Armistice Day approaching on November 11, William honored those who fought during the World Wars by pinning a Remembrance Day poppy to his blazer.
The Prince of Wales chatted with children and took selfies with those eagerly lining the airport as he walked with Sim Ann, the country’s foreign secretary.
The eco-royal received high praise from a finalist for the prestigious award, who said William was ‘the bigger cheerleader for the planet’.
During his four-day trip around the Asian island, he will announce the next crop of companies and inventors to receive £1 million at the prestigious awards, and speak to previous winners.
Unlike previous years, when William and Kate attended ceremonies in Boston and London hand-in-hand, this year the Princess of Wales will stay at home with her children to help George study for important exams.
Ten-year-old Prince, who is in Year 6 at Lambrook prep school in Berkshire, is likely to take entrance exams for his future private school, testing him in maths, English and verbal reasoning.
Upon arriving at the airport, he was shown the Jewel, a nature-themed complex within the terminal.
The heir to the British throne, who is visiting the island for the third annual Earthshot Prize, was greeted by hundreds of adoring fans as he disembarked at Jewel Changi Airport.
Prince William was greeted by hundreds of enthusiastic royal fans, including an eight-month-old girl, upon his arrival in Singapore today
The Prince of Wales arrived at Changi Airport on Sunday to cheering crowds holding aloft signs, waving Union Jack flags and holding photos of his late mother, Princess Diana.
William chatted with children and took selfies with those eagerly lining the airport as he walked with Sim Ann, the country’s foreign minister
He chatted with children and took selfies with those eagerly lining the airport as he walked with Sim Ann, the country’s foreign minister.
To officially mark Earthshot’s arrival in Singapore, Jewel’s 40-meter rain vortex, the world’s largest indoor waterfall, will turn on and glow green.
Opened in 2019, Jewel is a nature-themed entertainment and shopping complex surrounded by and connected to one of Changi Airport’s passenger terminals.
Arriving in Singapore, William took to X, formerly known as Twitter, and shared his excitement to be back on the island.
He wrote: “Hello Singapore. It is fantastic to be back in Singapore this year, after eleven years, for the Earthshot Prize presentation. Singapore’s bold vision to be a leader in environmental innovation sets the standard for others to follow.
“I am grateful to the Singapore people for hosting us this week. Let us all be inspired by the fantastic work being done here as we celebrate this year’s Earthshot Prize finalists.”
When William arrived on the continent, Earthshot winner Gunnlaugur Erlendsson, the founder and CEO of Britain’s ENSO, praised the royal family for “following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather” to restore the planet.
The awards will reward five category winners with £1 million each to scale up their environmental ideas.
William will be heavily involved in Earthshot Week, a series of events that bring together companies and investors with past winners and current finalists to accelerate their solutions
When he arrived in Singapore, William was shown the Jewel, a nature-themed entertainment and shopping complex surrounded by and connected to one of Changi Airport’s passenger terminals.
This year’s Earthshot Prize will be the first ceremony William attends without his wife, the Princess of Wales
William will be heavily involved in Earthshot Week, a series of events that bring together companies and investors with past winners and current finalists to accelerate their solutions.
The Earthshot Prize ceremony on November 7 will be hosted by Emmy Award-winning actor and producer Sterling K Brown and actress Hannah Waddingham.
Bebe Rexha will perform, award-winning director and producer Donnie Yen will announce one of five winners and Earthshot Prize Council member Sir David Attenborough will appear in a video during the broadcast.
The awards, which aim to recognize solutions to ‘fix’ the planet, will reward five category winners with £1 million each to scale up their environmental ideas.