This Wednesday, November 6, the annual Earthshot Prize awards ceremony will be held, which will recognize five winners for their contribution to innovation in the environmental field. This Monday, at his arrival in South AfricaPrince William first met 120 young environmentalists before going to a school in Ocean View (Cape Town) where he took part in Rugby training with a charity which fights against child poverty. “Let's tackle the prince!”, several boys happily shouted, reports Reuters.
Rugby legend recounts his “accident” with Prince William
During this meeting,
Prince William had the opportunity to meet several South African rugby legends, like Tendai Mtawarira and Joel Stransky. On the field, the second could not help but grab the heir's arm, a reflex required. “It happened by accident : We were doing the exercise and it just happened, instinct took over, I guess. It’s always instinct when there’s a maul around, you have to! Afterwards I was like 'Oh no, I caught a prince‘”, confie Joel Stransky au Daily
Mail.
More fear than harm for the former rugby player, who was afraid of having made a real mistake. “He's a charming manvery humble. He was so sincere. And I think he enjoyed it, to be honest. I think in his role he would like to go out and do more things like that. He thanked me for participating”, specifies Joel Stransky.
Prince William: this detail of his outfit which made Internet users raise eyebrows
If Prince William did not hesitate to show off his sporting talents, he was criticized on the Web for the outfit he wore on the occasion. Several Internet users have in fact considered that the heir's shirt and jacket were not not particularly suitable at rugby training.
“He couldn't take off his jacket?”, “He could have put on a jersey, right? I'm sure there was one spare to lend him”, we read among the comments on X.
