Prince of Wales and Hannah Waddingham discuss the Earthshot Prize over darts (Image: PA/Kensington Palace)
has said he wants to be “positive” and not “preach” as he discussed the goals behind his in a new video – as he shared a surprising skill.
William ordered his favourite tipple cider when he met actress Hannah Waddingham at Alexandra Palace, which is staging the darts World Championship this weekend.
In a video released on the prince’s social media channels, William reveals he talks to children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis about the importance of nature, stressing how we all should venture into the natural world.
The pair joke about their lack of darts prowess in the film during which the future King revealed: “So I talk to my children the whole time about it, and it’s important that they see, touch, feel and go into nature.
“It’s very hard for anyone to understand what’s the point of protecting it if you never use it. And it’s really important we get people out into nature because then they’ll value it.
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Prince William enjoys a pint of his favourite tipple, cider, in the video (Image: The Earthshot Prize)
“We can’t take for granted what we have. We have to protect it, we have to look after it, we have to think about it in a way that is sustainable and beneficial for all of us.”
Affectionally known as Ally Pally, the north-London venue also staged the first Earthshot Prize awards ceremony in 2021, with Boston hosting the following year; Singapore, co-hosted by Waddingham, in 2023, and .
William founded the prize to recognise and scale up ideas to help “repair” the planet, with five winning finalists each awarded £1 million to develop their ideas further.
Awards are presented in five categories, or Earthshots – Protect and restore nature; clean our air, revive our oceans; build a waste-free world; and fix our climate.
Ted Lasso actress Waddingham presents a documentary, to be screened on Sunday, called The Earthshot Report about William’s ambitious project. He introduces the film.
Hannah Waddingham. Prince William. A game of darts. Watch now:
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Prince William reacts after his dart fails to stick in the board (Image: The Earthshot Prize)
During the darts match, William tells the actress about his goals for the prize: “It took a long time, I wasn’t sure how to create and galvanise action, the element of trying to stay positive about everything rather than negative was really important.
“So that’s where the awards ceremony came from, which was to celebrate talent and solutions, rather than tell people ‘don’t do this and don’t do that’, you have to be so careful.
“I don’t want to preach, I want to find solutions because that’s always healthier for everyone.”
The video also shows William aim a dart at the board and miss, which Waddingham then calls for the cameraman to get a close up of as the prince jokingly cries, “No, cut, cut, cut”.
Laughing out loud, William demands, “Hide it, hide it, hide it”, as Waddingham insistst, “No, no, no”, trying to make sure the cameraman gets a shot.
The pair then laugh together and the prince says: “Damn it, I nearly survived the whole thing!”