Prince William surprises students with a visit to Cardiff Met for environmental event

Prince William surprised students at Cardiff Met when he visited the university for an environmental event.

The Prince of Wales attended the university for an event celebrating the Welsh Seaweed Industry on the 11th June which was hosted by his charity, The Earthshot Prize.

In 2020, Prince William created the Earthshot Prize to encourage environmental innovation worldwide by encouraging game-changing advances that will help to restore the planet.

For this, five people are selected every year to be awarded £1 million in recognition of their contributions to environmental aims.

The prize has since been described by Kensington Palace as “hugely successful” and the most prestigious global environmental prize in history.

During his time at the university, he took a tour of Cardiff Met’s ZERO2FIVE Food Industry Centre which is renowned globally for offering full support to food enterprises by using the university’s knowledge of areas such as f food science, nutrition, dietetics, food law, and other related fields.

His Royal Highness also spent time talking to students, members of the public and staff members too, who came out to meet the future king.

Cardiff Metropolitan University’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Rachael Langford, welcomed Prince William on Tuesday, saying: “We were delighted to welcome the Prince of Wales to the university, and to have the opportunity to discuss just some of the significant innovation in food science and sustainability happening through the university’s partnerships here in Wales.

“This visit underscored Cardiff Metropolitan University’s commitment to working with our partners to pioneer sustainable practices and develop research with real-world impact that benefits both the environment and the economy.”

Derek Walker, the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, co-hosted the seaweed event alongside Prince Williams environmental charity. Mr Walker said: “With a coastline of 1,680 miles and being surrounded by water on three sides, it seems obvious for Wales to be exploring the benefits of seaweed.

“Having seen the results of some of the work happening in Wales already, I’m excited about the possibility of seaweed being Wales’ new superpower.”

Feature Image Credit: Cardiff Metropolitan University

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