Prince William will look to cement himself as ‘world statesman’ in his go to to US, aides say – as they insist he ‘will not be distracted’ by survey displaying he is the preferred public determine in America forward of Zelensky, the King and Joe Biden

A buoyed Prince William is hoping to enter a worldwide statesman position as he visits the US following a good survey that polled him greater that Joe Biden.

The Royal, 41, goes subsequent Monday to lift the profile of the Earthshot prize, his environmental award for planet-saving options and initiatives.

However an aide says a current ballot, which positioned him as seen extra favourably than the US president and even Ukraine‘s Volodymyr Zelensky is not going to divert him from the duty at hand.

The Gallup survey involved 15 pre-chosen names of ‘public figures within the information’ and People have been requested whether or not they considered them favourably, or in any other case.

William got here high with 59 per cent whereas Russian president Vladimir Putin got here backside, with solely 5 per cent of respondents viewing him in beneficial phrases.

The aide mentioned: ‘In fact he is conscious of the ballot.

‘He isn’t distracted by polling — his focus is at all times on getting on with the job and specializing in his work.’

William goes subsequent Monday to lift the profile of the Earthshot prize, his environmental award for planet-saving options and initiatives

William got here high with 59 per cent whereas Russian president Vladimir Putin got here backside, with solely 5 per cent of respondents viewing him in beneficial phrases.

Nonetheless the outcomes should come as a reduction, given Meghan and Harry’s assaults on the Royal family in numerous interviews and TV reveals.

William can be doing a solo go to, by way of different Royal Members of the family, however can be joined at one level by Earthshot champion and actress Cate Blanchett.

He may also meet the UN secretary-general António Guterres in the course of the journey.

Later within the go to he’ll get moist within the Hudson River to focus on a water venture.

The journey may also see him unveil this 12 months’s 15 Earthshot finalists earlier than November’s closing.

The aide added to the Sunday Times: ‘This journey is a part of his evolution as a worldwide statesman which is extremely vital, particularly since changing into Prince of Wales. 

The Prince and Princess of Wales and the Princess Royal collaborating The Good, The Dangerous and The Rugby World Cup podcast particular at Windsor Citadel, Berkshire

The Duke of Cambridge (centre) with Danny Kelly and Cate Blanchett, who can be in New York

‘He and his courtiers have been occupied with methods to handle that transition from Duke of Cambridge to the subsequent king. You’ve got seen quite a few iterations of that, whether or not that is assembly with Joe Biden in Boston or travelling to the border with Ukraine and speaking in regards to the significance of preventing for our freedoms.

‘The US is essential to him. The world’s local weather movers and shakers can be in New York having conversations about the way forward for the planet and the prince is eager to be a part of these conversations and put Earthshot entrance and centre.

‘He has big ambitions for what the prize can grow to be and is extraordinarily centered on its legacy and affect.’

The Prince and Princess of Wales will journey collectively to Singapore later this 12 months for the ultimate of William’s environmental award.

The couple will journey to the south east Asian nation in November after it was chosen because the vacation spot of the third annual awards ceremony for the Prince’s Earthshot prize.

Kate greeted Ellie Goulding finally 12 months’s ceremony with a pleasant kiss on the cheek, as they have been pictured smiling and catching up on the Earthshot Prize in Boston

In the course of the occasion the 5 winners of The Earthshot Prize 2023 can be awarded £1million.

The ceremony may also function performances by world-renowned musicians and artists.

Based by Prince William in 2020, The Earthshot Prize aims to find solutions to assist tackle local weather change points.

Final 12 months’s ceremony befell within the US in Boston, when friends arrived in hybrid automobiles and have been inspired to put on classic, recycled or reusable clothes. Kate, who offered an award, wore a rented lime inexperienced Solace London costume from style platform Hurr and teamed it with an emerald choker worn by Princess Diana.

William has mentioned that Earthshot was impressed by John F Kennedy’s Moonshot programme which challenged America to place man on the moon and helped launch the Moon touchdown in 1969. Final 12 months’s winners included a British start-up, Notpla, which makes use of seaweed to make packaging.