Prince William and Kate Middleton were cheered by Celtics fans.
01-12-2022
By Aarti Rawat
On Wed night, Prince William and Kate Middleton surprised basketball fans at the Boston Celtics-Miami Heat game.
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Before sitting courtside, Boston Celtics owner Wycliffe "Wyc" Grousbeck welcomed the 40-year-old Prince and Princess of Wales. Maura Healey and Celtics veteran Thomas "Satch" Sanders visited them.
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The royal pair arrived Wednesday for a 3-day visit that will finish with The Earth shot Prize ceremony Friday. The Prize sought to develop global warming solutions.
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As a respite from their hectic schedule, insiders said they wanted to meet fans at the game. The Jumbotron flashed them as supporters cheered.
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During each game, the Celtics' "Hero Among Us" recognition was an homage to The Earth shot Prize. Ollie Perrault, a 15-year-old Easthampton climate activist, was the hero Wednesday night.
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She founded and directs Youth Climate Action Now after leading the Youth Climate Leadership Program since age 11.
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The Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation, which provides grassroots programming and strategic funding to local groups helping at-risk or at-need people, was also scheduled to meet with the pair,
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The "Curbside Care" mobile unit, a cooperation with Boston Medical Center, will deliver complete, simplified care to women and infants in the first six weeks of life at their doorstep.
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After arriving in America, the royal couple honored Queen Elizabeth II. They last visited the US in 2014. In a speech at Boston City Hall, William remarked,
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"Catherine and I are happy to be back in the United States and are truly thankful to Gov. Baker and the first women of Massachusetts for their kind welcome into Boston.
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"On this, our first abroad visit since my grandmother's passing, I want to thank the people of Massachusetts, particularly Boston, for their many honors to the late Queen. She cherished her 1976 Bicentennial visit."
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He added, "My grandmother was an optimist. I too. That is why we founded the Earth shot Prize last year to create a global platform to inspire hope and urgent optimism as we preserve our planet."
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Their visit follows Lady Susan Hussey's resignation as William's godmother. Sistah Space CEO Ngozi Fulani said a "Lady SH" kept asking her
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where she was from and her nationality during her recent visit to Buckingham Palace. Lady SH allegedly asked Fulani, "No, but where do you truly come from? Where do your people originate from?" Hussey apologized and resigned.
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On Wednesday, a Palace official called the statements "unacceptable and regrettable." The Palace asked Fulani "to address all elements of her experience in person."
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"All Household members are being informed of the diversity and inclusivity policies they are obligated to maintain at all times," the spokeswoman said.