Prince William Looks Dapper in Tuxedo at Tusk Awards in London
The Prince of Wales wore a tuxedo and an Armistice Day poppy to the 14th annual Tusk Conservation Awards at Raffles in London. Cousins Zara Tindall, Lady Eliza Spencer and Lady Amelia Spencer Mallett also attended, days before William's trip to Mumbai for the Earthshot Prize.
Prince William looks dapper in a tuxedo at the 14th annual Tusk Conservation Awards, held at the Raffles hotel in central London on an evening that fell on Armistice Day.
The Prince of Wales smiled at the cameras as he arrived. A poppy was pinned to his tuxedo, marking Armistice Day, when the nation stood silent for two minutes earlier that day.
William has been a patron of Tusk for almost 21 years. He was pictured in conversation with Tusk founder Charlie Mayhew OBE.
Cousins on the guest list
Three of William's cousins attended. Lady Eliza Spencer and Lady Amelia Spencer Mallett, nieces of Princess Diana, were at the ceremony.
Zara Tindall, William's cousin on his father's side, was also photographed at the function.
What the awards recognize
The annual event aims to bring together some of Africa's leading conservationists. It celebrates people working on the frontline to protect the continent's wildlife, wild places and communities.
Three awards were presented: the Prince William Award for Conservation in Africa, the Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa, and the Tusk Wildlife Ranger Award.
The awards honor work at a local level, from protecting threatened species and restoring habitats to supporting communities and securing wildlife corridors. Conservationists on the frontline now contend with climate change and biodiversity loss as well as the illegal wildlife trade.
Mumbai next
William is just days away from traveling to Mumbai, India, for the annual Earthshot Prize awards. He will spend several days meeting locals focused on combating climate change.
Five winners will each be awarded £1 million to develop their ideas. The categories, known as Earthshots, are: protect and restore nature; clean our air; revive our oceans; build a waste-free world; and fix our climate.
Earlier this week, William was named to the TIME100 Climate list for his work on the Earthshot project. It is the fourth year in a row TIME has published the list.
He appears alongside actor Benedict Cumberbatch, musician Brian Eno and the Sesame Street character Elmo. The future King's goal is to speed up environmental innovation by 2030, tackling problems such as climate change, ocean plastic pollution and loss of wildlife habitat.
