Prince William flaunted his cricket skills to tourists outside Buckingham Palace. The future king played a match with players from England and India on the Mall in London on October 13. This was the Prince’s way of promoting his personal initiative, the Earthshot Prize, which is to be held in Mumbai, India, in November. The Earthshot Prize is a prominent environmental award founded by the Prince of Wales in 2020 to encourage providing innovative solutions to environmental issues plaguing the planet.
Prince William shows off his cricket skills near Buckingham palace
Prince William surprised tourists by playing cricket against cricketing legends on The Mall in London on October 13. Notably, it is a grand avenue that leads from Buckingham Palace toward Trafalgar Square. It appears to be a promotional activity before The Earthshot Prize to be held in India in November.
William played some cricket against prominent players like England batter Joe Root, former Indian captain Ajinkya Rahane, and West Indies icon Brian Lara. As per PEOPLE, the future king showed off his impressive batting skills, despite not being a professional cricketer.
Fans lavished praise over the Prince of Wales on the internet. One fan commented: “This is great. I just finished work and this is the first thing I see. Love this Prince William.” A second fan wrote: “Prince William is brilliant! It looked so much fun and entertaining!” A third fan penned: “The modernization of the British monarchy, and its future looks so bright!!”
A fourth fan remarked: “William is the fun, cool, and athletic prince. The world is Team Prince William. It’s a good Tuesday.” A fifth fan shared: “Just the future King playing cricket in front of the most famous Palace in the world! Iconic.”
Finally, a fan declared: “HRH Prince William: The People’s Prince.” After playing the game for a bit, the future king interacted with the tourists who had come to watch him play, indulged them, and posed for selfies.
