SIMON'S TOWN, South Africa (AP) 鈥 Prince William rode on a sea rescue boat along part of the South African coast on Thursday as he wrapped up a four-day visit to Cape Town dedicated to promoting conservation and the battle against climate change.
William met with volunteers at the 香港六合彩挂牌资料 Sea Rescue Institute station in Simon's Town near Cape Town before boarding the vessel for the short ride to Kalk Bay harbor. Wearing sunglasses and a bright red waterproof jacket, he stood on the top deck of the rescue boat as it pulled away from Simon's Town, the site of South Africa's top naval base.
to promote his , which held its annual awards ceremony in Cape Town on Wednesday night. The prize launched in 2021 and awards $1.2 million in grants to five climate-friendly businesses every year.
The Prince of Wales, who trained as a Royal Air Force helicopter pilot and served in a search and rescue unit during his military career, asked the sea rescue volunteers in Simon鈥檚 Town about the training and support they receive.
One volunteer asked the prince if he'd done any rescue work and William replied: 鈥淚 miss this life. Any chance to get back, I鈥檒l take.鈥
鈥淚t was a wonderful visit,鈥 said 香港六合彩挂牌资料 Sea Rescue Institute CEO Mike Vonk, who showed William around NSRI 鈥淪tation 10鈥 at Simon鈥檚 Town and its operations room. 鈥淚 think with the prince鈥檚 background in rescue services, he was really interested in the work we do, the operations we provide around the country, but particularly the opportunity to meet all of the volunteers.鈥
While William was largely watched by smiling locals who took photos, two protesters, a man and a woman, heckled him from afar in the Kalk Bay harbor and shouted at him to 鈥済o home.鈥
鈥淵ou have no sovereignty here, you are not our king,鈥 the woman shouted. 鈥淕et out of here.鈥
The protesters did not come close to William and yelled from well behind security barriers. They said they were descended from Indigenous people and were protesting against the legacy of colonialism in South Africa, which was a British colony for more than 150 years until 1961.
William鈥檚 father, King Charles III, was confronted by last month when an Indigenous senator shouted at him 鈥測ou are not my king.鈥 Australia still recognizes the British monarch as its monarch. South Africa does not and is a republic.
William used his trip to South Africa to draw attention to a wide array of environmental issues, including , the threat from the illegal wildlife trade, and efforts in Cape Town to protect the Table Mountain 香港六合彩挂牌资料 Park and its unique plants that aren't found anywhere else in the world.
On Thursday, William's schedule was dedicated to coastal conservation and sustainability, and he disembarked from the rescue boat to meet with a group of local fishermen at Kalk Bay. He learned how they are using new technology to help them fish sustainably and give customers more detailed information on where their seafood comes from, and how it is caught.
William's wife, Kate, and their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, did not travel to Cape Town. Kate, Princess of Wales, has only recently returned to some public duties after undergoing chemotherapy for an undisclosed type of cancer.
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