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Prince William addresses the Cop26 summit in Glasgow, in November. Getty Images
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Prince William is about to commence his first official trip to the UAE. The prince visited the Gulf in 2019, he is pictured here meeting Omani fishermen at the Marina Bandar al Rowdha, Muscat, as part of his tour of Kuwait and Oman. Alamy
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Victory Heights Primary School pupils, who will be asking Prince William questions, show their excitement before his visit to Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
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Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, will meet young Emiratis, government leaders and staff from the UK pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Photo: UK Pavilion
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He is a noted conservationist and is pictured here with his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, during a visit to the Chiatibo glacier in the Hindu Kush mountain range in Pakistan in 2019. There, they spoke to an expert about how climate change is affecting glacial landscapes. Getty Images
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Prince William on stage during the first Earthshot Prize awards ceremony at Alexandra Palace, London, in October. Getty Images
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge join Sir David Attenborough as they attend the naming ceremony for the polar research ship the 'RRS Sir David Attenborough' in 2019. Getty Images
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Prince William addresses the Cop26 summit in Glasgow, in November. Getty Images
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Prince William is about to commence his first official trip to the UAE. The prince visited the Gulf in 2019, he is pictured here meeting Omani fishermen at the Marina Bandar al Rowdha, Muscat, as part of his tour of Kuwait and Oman. Alamy
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Victory Heights Primary School pupils, who will be asking Prince William questions, show their excitement before his visit to Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
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Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, will meet young Emiratis, government leaders and staff from the UK pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Photo: UK Pavilion
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He is a noted conservationist and is pictured here with his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, during a visit to the Chiatibo glacier in the Hindu Kush mountain range in Pakistan in 2019. There, they spoke to an expert about how climate change is affecting glacial landscapes. Getty Images
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Prince William on stage during the first Earthshot Prize awards ceremony at Alexandra Palace, London, in October. Getty Images
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge join Sir David Attenborough as they attend the naming ceremony for the polar research ship the 'RRS Sir David Attenborough' in 2019. Getty Images
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Prince William addresses the Cop26 summit in Glasgow, in November. Getty Images