Catherine, Princess of Wales, will join Prince William in Mumbai from November 16 to 18, with the Earthshot Prize ceremony on Tuesday, November 17. Reuters and ITV reported the joint visit after Kensington Palace confirmed the plans. It will bring the couple back to India a decade after their 2016 tour of India and Bhutan.
William founded Earthshot in 2020 to help environmental ideas reach more people. India is hosting the event for the first time, and five of the 15 finalists will each receive £1 million to expand their work. The winners have yet to be announced.
What the couple will do in Mumbai
The visit includes engagements connected to cricket, sustainable transport, manufacturing and India’s creative industries, according to ITV’s reporting and Reuters. ITV also reports that the couple will attend the inaugural Children’s Earthshot Awards. The organizer says student teams will bring their projects to Mumbai’s Museum of Solutions, with winners due to be announced on Tuesday.
The ideas behind the awards
The finalists give the ceremony a local focus as well as a global one. The organizer’s 2026 finalist list includes two Indian organizations: electric vehicle maker Mahindra Last Mile Mobility and Mahila Housing Trust, which helps communities respond to extreme heat. The children’s competition has its own finalists and awards, separate from the five £1 million prizes.
For U.S. readers following from home, the official Mumbai event page is the best place to check viewing information. It lists November 30 for Prime Video, so the Tuesday ceremony and the streaming release are separate dates. Read our earlier coverage of William’s Earthshot appearance on The Graham Norton Show for more on how he has introduced the prize to television audiences.
Sources: Reuters · ITV News · Earthshot Prize Mumbai program · Children’s Earthshot.
Featured photograph: William and Catherine at India Gate, New Delhi, April 11, 2016. Archive image from their earlier tour. Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India / Press Information Bureau, via Wikimedia Commons, Government Open Data License – India.
