Prince William teams up with Cate Blanchett for visit to Earthshot Prize finalists Colorifix

A day after his solo outing at Royal Ascot, which wife Kate skipped to prioritise her health, Prince William was joined by a different Cate for a royal visit.

The Prince of Wales and Australian actress Cate Blanchett visited Earthshot Prize finalist colorifix, a UK-based company that creates sustainable dye for clothing.

The duo were spotted in white lab coats as they were taken through each stage of the dye process across various laboratories at the site in north-east England.

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The company is based in Norwich, not far from Prince William and the Princess of Wales’ country home of Anmer Hall.

The 42-year-old royal and the Oscar-winning actress shared laughs as they chatted away during the visit.

Blanchett wore some funky neon pink glasses for the outing, while Prince William’s blue shirt was visible from the top of his unbuttoned lab coat.

Colorifix was a finalist in the 2023 Earthshot Prize, for the category Build a Waste Free World.

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It was recognised for using DNA sequencing and nature’s own colours to create sustainable dyes that reduce the fashion industry’s use of water and harmful chemicals.

Prince William launched the Earthshot Prize – a 10-year project aimed at finding achievable solutions to the climate crisis – in 2020.

He then enlisted a raft of celebrities from around the world to help him champion the cause, with Blanchett and Robert Irwin among the Aussies on the royal’s speed dial.

Blanchett serves as a member of the Earthshot Prize Council, “a global team of influencers from a range of sectors”, which picks the five winners each year.

The 13-member council also includes Queen Rania of Jordan and Sir David Attenborough, with Prince William heading up the conservation conscious group.

Prince William rallied his celebrity friends – including Irwin, Blanchett, David Beckham, Hannah Waddingham, Jacinda Ardern and Heidi Klum – to announce this year’s Earthshot Prize will take place in Rio de Janeiro.

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“2025 marks the midway point of the Earthshot decade, and each year we’ve witnessed the remarkable power of human ingenuity in addressing our planet’s most pressing challenges,” the royal said.

“As we bring The Earthshot Prize to Brazil, a nation rich in biodiversity and environmental innovation, we are seeing fresh momentum for new ideas to create healthier and safer ways to live our lives.

“It is an honour to profile the people making our world a better place for us and for our children.”

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