Prince William, Prince of Wales, attended the 2024 Tusk Conservation Awards in London, where he presented three awards and was joined by music icons Ronnie Wood and Mark Knopfler, known for their support of Tusk conservation efforts.
The Prince of Wales took to the stage to hand out three awards. Prince William rocked a navy suit as he met with music legends at the 2024 Tusk Conservation Awards in London on Wednesday evening.
Also present was Idris Elba, who himself has a whole host of royal connections: it was announced in October that he would be appearing in a documentary addressing knife crime alongside King Charles - and was Prince Harry's wedding DJ in 2018. And Knopfler, who was with wife Kittie Aldridge, 62, said he has 100 guitars left and hailed Christie's for the auction for Tusk earlier this year.He also spoke to sponsors including Land Rover and DHL about his Earthshot Prize in Cape Town.
William was also sporting his fan-favourite beard, which has grown even more prominent in recent weeks In a four-minute speech William warned 'tonight is a reminder that our planet continues to face terrifying environmental concerns'.And speaking of George, Charlotte and Louis, he said 'I want my children to live in a world where swallows still migrate, gorillas still live in the cloud forests of Uganda and rhinos still roam the arid rangelands of Namibia.'
The ceremony, which is held at the world-famous Savoy hotel this evening, awarded three victors for their work in the field. His Royal Highness was joined by A-listers of the likes of Mark Knopfler and Ronnie and Sally Wood ahead of the ceremony, with whom he was spotted having an animated conversation
'Rainforests the size of countries are disappearing. And one million species are at risk of extinction mostly due to human activity. Now is the time to support those globally that work to prevent future generations from becoming disconnected from nature we must invest in the natural world around us and understand the value it has for us all, both now and in the future.
'Developed by Tusk, in partnership with the Game Rangers Association of Africa, this scheme will go a long way in recognising rangers' critical contribution to safeguarding threatened species, habitats and local communities. 'It will be thanks to extraordinary leaders such as those that we are celebrating today that this will happen. Well done, once again, to tonight's winners. You give us all optimism for the future of our planet. I wish you all a wonderful evening.'
It comes a day after William marvelled at high-tech drones and tried his hand at firing a sniper's rifle as spent the morning with the Welsh Guards in Salisbury.
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