Prince William in New York for His Earthshot Prize Learnd About Billion Oyster Project
The New York Times On a visit to announce the finalists of the Earthshot Prize, the prince made a stop to learn about efforts to grow oysters in New York Harbor.
Wearing a fluorescent orange life preserver and rubber gloves that reached his biceps, Prince William waded ever so carefully into New Yorks East River. A minor slip might have been embarrassing. A splash? Nothing short of an international incident.
It had been raining since early morning. Damp onlookers watched the prince toss a few juvenile oysters in a bucket, then wade through waist-deep water until he reached the shore.
Relief was palpable among staff of Billion Oyster Project, a nonprofit aiming to restore oyster reefs to New Yorks waterways. The princes visit with the organization on Monday had been years in the making: It was postponed last September after the death of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.
This time around, the staffs preparations included ordering new waders, the type of waterproof overalls worn by fly fishermen. We were like, what size waders does the prince wear? Jessi Olsen, the corporate partnerships manager for Billion Oyster Project, said.
