Prince William and Kate given international honour as they make coveted Time100 list

Prince William and Kate have been awarded a spot on a new Time100 list for their philanthropy.

The British royals received the coveted international honour for their mental health and conservation charity work through their Royal Foundation.

The famous magazine labelled the Prince and Princess of Wales “Innovators” for their “modern royal agenda”, and for being “less concerned with cultural preservation and more attuned to social issues, tackling homelessness and rural mental health”.

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The couple’s passion projects were also singled out for social impact.

Kate’s Shaping Us early childhood campaign was praised, while Prince William’s Earthshot Prize was mentioned for “spotlighting innovative solutions to climate change”.

“Crucial to the Waleses’ approach is aligning social imperatives with sound business strategies and building corporate alliances to expand their reach,” the blurb for the couple read.

This is not the first time royals have made one of Time magazine’s many top 100 lists.

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Kate last year made the shortlist for Time’s Person of the Year for how she handled her very public cancer battle.

She was among Time100 Most Influential People in 2013 and a runner up for Person of the Year in 2011, the year she married into the royal family.

King Charles was named among the 2023 list of Time100 Most Influential People.

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, also known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, made the Time100 Most Influential People in both 2018 and 2021.

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The Duchess of Sussex was also on the Person of the Year shortlist in 2018 – the year she married into the royal family.

However, the Sussexes have not made this inaugural philanthropy list for work through their Archewell foundation.

Their Montecito neighbour, Oprah Winfrey, is among other notable names on the Time100 Philanthropy 2025 list.

David Beckham, Dolly Parton, as well as Bill Gates’ ex-wife Melinda French Gates and Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott are all among the other big names identified as “Titans”.

Also making the wider list is tennis legend Billie Jean King, skateboarder Tony Hawk, models Christy Turlington Burns and Petra Nemcova and actors Michael Sheen, Mariska Hargitay and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

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