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British royals Prince William and Princess Kate are visiting Boston this week, marking their first trip to the U.S. in nearly a decade.
The pair hoped to draw attention to the Earthshot Prize for environmental innovation, which they will present to a winner on Friday.
Boston was chosen as the location of the ceremony because it is the birthplace of former president John F. Kennedy, whose famous "moonshot" speech inspired Prince William to pursue a similarly ambitious goal of curbing climate change.
Here are photos from their trip:
Prince William and Kate meet a boy dressed as a guard in Somerville. (Samir Hussein/WireImage)Governor-Elect Maura Healey, left, William and Kate look on as Boston Celtics point guard Marcus Smart gestures in front of them on the court. (Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)William walks during halftime of an NBA basketball game between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat. (Brian Snyder/AP)Crowds gather to see the royal couple during a visit to Roca, a non-profit organization focusing on high-risk young people, in Chelsea. (Ian Vogler/Getty Images)William and Kate join Healy and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu to kick off Earthshot celebrations outside of Boston City Hall. (Karwai Tang/WireImage)William and Kate, Healey and Wu after pressing a button to light city hall green for the Welcome to Earthshot ceremony at City Hall Plaza. (Photo by Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)Hundreds gathered as William and Kate formally kick off Earthshot celebrations by lighting up Boston City Hall on November 30, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts.(Samir Hussein/WireImage)Wu and her family show William and Kate photographs of Queen Elizabeth II's visit in 1976. (Nancy Lane/The Boston Herald via AP)People wait for William and Kate to walk through the lobby of Boston City Hall. (Reba Saldanha/AP)William and Kate arrive at Logan Airport. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via AP)
