Prince William said he ‘really enjoyed’ wading into the water on Oyster Farm ‘especially after an eight hour flight’, boss at environmental project in New York reveals [Video]

05:33 EDT 19 Sep 2023 , updated 06:05 EDT 19 Sep 2023

Prince William ‘really enjoyed’ wading in the East River during a trip to an environmental water project in New York.

The 41-year-old royal is currently in the States on a solo trip during which he will announce the finalists for his 2023 Earthshot Prize.

William founded the awards in 2020, saying he wanted to turn ‘current pessimism surrounding environmental issues into optimism by celebrating the people and places driving change’.

Every year between 2021 and 2030, an awards ceremony will honour winners in the prize’s five categories who are creating innovations which tackle environmental issues. Each winner is given £1million to support and scale their work. 

Upon his arrival in the US on Monday, the Prince of Wales went straight to Governors Island in New York Harbor to visit the Billion Oyster Project, which aims to make the waters around New York clean by putting a billion oyster shells in …