Prince William made an appearance at London Climate Action Week on Tuesday, alongside Mike Bloomberg and (dun dun dun) Jason Knauf. Knauf is now the CEO of Earthshot, and this event was Earthshot-related. There were speeches, some kind of forum and William sat in between Knauf and Bloomberg. I’ve always wondered if Bloomberg gets tired of funding William’s exercises in narcissism.
The Prince of Wales has shared his excitement about travelling to Rio de Janeiro for the fifth Earthshot Prize Awards later this year.
Prince William, 43, confirmed his attendance at this year’s ceremony in Brazil as he spoke on a panel discussion at the Leading with Impact event during London Climate Action Week at Bloomberg in the city on Tuesday.
The future King said: “From a personal point of view, I’ve always wanted to get South America, particularly Brazil. So I’m personally very excited about going down there. I think South America as a whole, the amount of ecosystem, kind of environmental interest and passion that is there. I think that’s really important. And I think they epitomise the approach to what we can be doing more sustainably. The vibrancy, the energy, the enthusiasm. I think the awards will be spectacular.”
The 2025 ceremony will be held on 5 November at the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro. This will be the first time the prize will be held in Latin America and comes just days before Brazil hosts COP30 in Belém.
What came first, the chicken or the egg? While William has always expressed an interest in taking the Earthshot prize ceremonies to different continents, it was interesting to watch his keenness for South America suddenly grow just after the Sussexes visited Colombia last year. It reminds me of William’s rage that NATO Joint Force Commander General Guglielmo Miglietta brought 1,100 military personnel and their families to support the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf in 2023. Suddenly, William wanted to meet with NATO too, and get some NATO photo-ops! Anyway, there’s no confirmation either way about the Princess of Wales’s attendance at this year’s Earthshot ceremony in Rio, but most people believe she’ll skip out. I hope William and Jason enjoy Rio together.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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- Britain’s Prince William, Prince of Wales talks with former Mayor of New York, Michael R. Bloomberg during the “Leading with Impact” event, as part of London Climate Action Week, at Bloomberg headquarters in London, Britain, June 24, 2025.,Image: 1014466553, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: – Fee Payable Upon reproduction – For queries contact Avalon sales@Avalon.red London +44 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles +1 310 822 0419 Berlin +49 30 76 212 251 Madrid +34 91 533 42 89, *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Avalon.red/Avalon
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- Britain’s Prince William, Prince of Wales meets 2024 Earthshot Prize finalists, during the “Leading with Impact” event, as part of London Climate Action Week, at Bloomberg headquarters in London, Britain, June 24, 2025.,Image: 1014466653, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: – Fee Payable Upon reproduction – For queries contact Avalon sales@Avalon.red London +44 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles +1 310 822 0419 Berlin +49 30 76 212 251 Madrid +34 91 533 42 89 – Fee Payable Upon reproduction – For queries contact Avalon sales@Avalon.r, *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Avalon.red/Avalon
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- Britain’s Prince William, Prince of Wales talks with former Mayor of New York, Michael R. Bloomberg during the “Leading with Impact” event, as part of London Climate Action Week, at Bloomberg headquarters in London, Britain, June 24, 2025.,Image: 1014466790, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: – Fee Payable Upon reproduction – For queries contact Avalon sales@Avalon.red London +44 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles +1 310 822 0419 Berlin +49 30 76 212 251 Madrid +34 91 533 42 89, *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Avalon.red/Avalon
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- Britain’s Prince William, Prince of Wales and former Mayor of New York, Michael R. Bloomberg attend the “Leading with Impact” event, as part of London Climate Action Week, at Bloomberg headquarters in London, Britain, June 24, 2025.,Image: 1014470281, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: – Fee Payable Upon reproduction – For queries contact Avalon sales@Avalon.red London +44 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles +1 310 822 0419 Berlin +49 30 76 212 251 Madrid +34 91 533 42 89, *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Avalon.red/Avalon
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- Britain’s Prince William, Prince of Wales and former Mayor of New York, Michael R. Bloomberg attend the “Leading with Impact” event, as part of London Climate Action Week, at Bloomberg headquarters in London, Britain, June 24, 2025.,Image: 1014472485, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: – Fee Payable Upon reproduction – For queries contact Avalon sales@Avalon.red London +44 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles +1 310 822 0419 Berlin +49 30 76 212 251 Madrid +34 91 533 42 89, *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Avalon.red/Avalon
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- Britain’s Prince William, Prince of Wales speaks during the “Leading with Impact” event, as part of London Climate Action Week, at Bloomberg headquarters in London, Britain, June 24, 2025.,Image: 1014474211, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: – Fee Payable Upon reproduction – For queries contact Avalon sales@Avalon.red London +44 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles +1 310 822 0419 Berlin +49 30 76 212 251 Madrid +34 91 533 42 89, *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Avalon.red/Avalon
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- Britain’s Prince William, Prince of Wales, Founder and President of Earthshot Prize, speaks during the “Leading with Impact” event, as part of London Climate Action Week, at Bloomberg headquarters in London, Britain, June 24, 2025.,Image: 1014476036, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: – Fee Payable Upon reproduction – For queries contact Avalon sales@Avalon.red London +44 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles +1 310 822 0419 Berlin +49 30 76 212 251 Madrid +34 91 533 42 89, *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Avalon.red/Avalon
79 Responses to “Prince William attended London Climate Action Week with Jason Knauf”
Are they just good friends or is he going to be officially back as his right hand at the palace?
They look like life-long lovers in the photo. Knauf is tanned. They must have gone on holidays together.
They definitely go to the tropics together, because they’re the only ones with such a deep tan. I’ve noticed William’s tan a few times. New girlfriend? 🤣
Sorry if I’m late to this take, but no joke this photo is absolutely giving “Penny Knatchull” vibes. I think Jason is a mister for William. Which would make soooo much sense and answer so many questions. Like it could be a Jeopardy question, “Penny Knatchull, Camilla Parker Bowles, and Jason Knauf” “Who are mistresses/misters of the BRF members?”. This all tracks and would explain so many things. It’s sad really. I do wish he could have always just been out about exactly who he is and loves. I imagine things would have gone a lot differently in his life. Certainly would have been able to find better than toxic JPeg!
@Blogger they definitely give couple vibes
When you think of how often wee Jason leaps to do Billy Idle’s dirty work, from the Fail suit that Meghan won, to being in the car with Billy on the fake hospital visit drive by…
Was the Sentebale attack involving Iain ever connected with Jason? Because it felt like it had wee Jason’s paw prints all over it.
I don’t think Knauf ever left and was definitely giving the press quotes about William and Kate for their embiggening pieces.
Didn’t Knauf retreat to Australia for a while, where he was supposedly living with his partner, before or after William knighted him? I seem to remember Knauf embiggening himself in the press by giving on-the-record quotes about how he was helping William (from afar) with the whole Kate and Charles cancer crisis.
It was said at the time that Jason went to be with not just his partner but his husband. Who had been appointed to a civil service post in India. Pretty sure this was while Boris Johnson was still PM. So presumably he would have went to India soon after the court case but iirc Jason ended up staying till the end of that year before he left for again presumably India. I remember Chris Ship actually said that on camera in an old video clip. That Jason was leaving to be with his husband while he was in India. I wouldn’t even know how to go back and look for that now. But iirc Chris Ship even said his name at the time. Maybe David idk? Either way, Jason and William and Kate were all close conspirators. And that’s all I know and would speak on.
Jason is married to David Russell (@davidrusselluk on X). As much as Jason obviously hates being an American, the fact that he is an American is very embarrassing to me.
They make such a cute couple…….why not go public😜 #royalpowercouple
@Shanta
He wants to be like Harry and have his other half, he has it:))🥰
@Korar….😜😜😜 maybe he’ll be happier… More fulfilled😜
I kind of like them together 😁😁
Well…at least it makes him “relatable”. #royalpowercouple
Disappointed in Bloomberg. Knauf is williams,Fawcett.
Yeah, Harry is the only straight person in that family. The others are just being foolish finding beaders left right and elsewhere. Just own your inner self, come out and let the chips fall where they may, then just get on with your life.
I think, it was Bloomberg’s daughter who talked sh*t about Meghan and said her mother was furious about H&M. It is no coincidence Bloomberg is trying to raise Will’s profile with his money. If he really cared about these issues, he would team up with Charles, who actually did this type of environment projects. Will had not one successful project under his belt at his big age when he got the Bloomberg money.
Prince William has his own Rasputin..
SOUTH AMERICA IS MINE, HAROLD.
“And the really important thing is me getting to go where I’ve always wanted to visit. Because in all my years as one of the most privileged, richest men on the planet, I’ve never managed to go there despite my huge interest. So yay me!”
“Oh, yeah, almost forgot, there’s like climate in South America and such. And ecosystem, like a great ecosystem as my good friend and mentor David Attenborough would say. And, people like ecosystems so they’re a good thing. Righto. Something something empathy, global statesman stuff.”
“Anyhoodle, I shall direct my 60+ staff to find me interesting holiday type things to do while I’m there so I can charge it to taxpayers. Gotta go now, I’m getting pinged for my latest post on the Aston Villa forum! Thanks y’all and also, even though I don’t care anymore, TOP THAT HAROLD”
He cleaned toilets in Chile or Patagonia during his gap year. Lazy chased/stalked him and she just missed him by three weeks.
Yes, what does it mean – “I’ve always wanted to get South America.” To buy it? To understand it? Or to plant his personal William flag on it?
The rest is his usual “blah, blah, blah is very important, blah, blah.” And why does he not know how to compose a complete sentence? I thought he had a globally important diplomat guy working for him. Couldn’t he write William a decent speech?
To colonize it?
@Eurydice, English is not my language but it was annoying reading the constant use of the phrase “I think ” (as if🙄). Doesn’t he know any synonyms? Why is he always so unprepared? He can’t even make a decent speech in his own language at this point!
I assumed he said “get to south america” and the “to” was just cut off in the article but even if that was what he said, its still weird because he spent some of his gap year in Chile as pointed out above. does he not know where chile is??
A much more sensible and well prepared response would have said something about his time in Chile and how much it meant to him and how excited he is to see another part of South America and how interested he is in seeing what Brazil is doing to protect its ecosystems etc.
but instead it was just a bunch of word salad.
Yeah that was weird.
“get South America”
British Empire is dead dude.
Peggy sure must love this man… anyone else thinking soulmates?
Yup 😏 Lazy is the cover.
As a “body language expert” LOL, see how Willy’s body is directed towards the Knife. They must have had a good morning 🤣
“From a personal point of view I wanted South America. I wanted Brazil”. Which translates to I hate Harry cause he went there first so no I must go and own the place!! What a putz.
Matching beards for knauf and huevo
They really match eachother and body language is in sync
In the photo, the way they turned to look at the same time – he held his tie, the other had his hands clasped at the front. #couplegoals
I bet they also finish each other’s sentences. If they actually go out as a couple, that might actually see a boost of public support for Willy: “living the authentic life!”
Knauf wrote that he always wanted to be close to power or indeed be powerful. If he couldn’t be US President, then Willy’s Hugh Despenser he is then.
Why is Wiiliam called “Huevos”?
He likes “huevos”? 🤔😇
Every time I see Jason’s face I’m reminded of what a smarmy slimeball he is. A lying manipulative little creep. Which technically takes my focus off the other creep in the picture, William.
Same! He literally *looks* slimy, like he’s overdue for a shower
I don’t think she’s going to be in Rio. Looks like Jason is his guy for this stuff, and like I said yesterday he has no desire nor impetus to bring her along to anything that’s not officially royally associated anymore. He clearly prefers to be in the company of literally anyone else than his wife.
It’s very ironic to me that an environmental prize show is moving from continent to continent. There’s no way to explain that other than to acknowledge the desire to be like Invictus and point out how host countries want his event as well.
Oh bless them ,did they hold hands ?
Knauf was William s escort to the event.
Seems he’s replaced Kate
He was also with William at the climate event in Monaco . So basically anything Earthshot related.
As CEO, that makes sense. What doesn’t make sense is Knauf as CEO.
That’s the cover.
Knauf as ceo doesn’t make sense except for the fact that he must know everything about what William and Kate did in the press towards Harry and Meghan. They’re tied together in that way. And he’s loyal. And willing to lie for them. And manipulate evidence for them in a court of law. A lot of us assumed William wouldn’t want Knauf close bc of the court having called him out but clearly that’s not the case.
@Jais, I noticed a shift in the way knauf is presented…till now, he was working behind the scenes and he was flying low because of his involvement in Meghan’s court case but recently he becomes bolder and more and more present in photos with William…we saw him last year with William in the car while he was visiting Kate at the hospital allegedly..we saw him recently in staged photos from the airport in Monaco with William on the stairs and now this…I believe he’s the one person that William trusts no matter how creepy he is…but, hey, they’re tied together as you wrote,…
They all know each other’s secrets. And Jason is likely an opportunist. More than Meghan ever was. If I was a shady person like William, I would keep my proven lackeys close. It’s possible they could both bury each other if they wanted. So why not be friends when they’re bonded by duplicity.
So many “I”s in his little statement. And the content was so thin. Nothing really about Earthsh!t or anything real on climate, ecosystems, etc.
He is just so so so bad at this.
All of William’s statements are heavy on the use of “I”, which is so revealing.
“I think South America as a whole, the amount of ecosystem, kind of environmental interest and passion that is there. I think that’s really important. And I think they epitomise the approach to what we can be doing more sustainably. The vibrancy, the energy, the enthusiasm.”
What the eff is he saying here? People like to say Harry is the dumb one but it’s clear that William is a lightweight and doesn’t have much on upstairs.
He and his “can you test the smell by smelling it” wife are the perfect word salad pair.
People in the US tend to believe anything said in a British accent…but there is a limit.
Oof. I didn’t even bother to read the excerpt. That’s what he said? Dude’s an idiot, perfectly matched with his wife. Doesn’t say a lot for that fancy, expensive Eton education, does it? Or St Andrews, if this man was able to obtain a degree in geography.
He’s just so…comfortable with Jason Knauf. And it’s telling because William is usually so awkward with Kate. And yes, William went to South America on his gap year–it’s odd that he’s not framing this as a reconnection/return. Those were fantastic photos back in the day.
The Palace leaked that Prince Phillip was outraged that Willy was cleaning the toilets with a toothbrush. 🪥
The heir cleaning a toilet?!!!
Willy has never been seen with a toothbrush again.
What amuses me is how Lazy chased him all over the world during his gap year. Yet kept missing him. She finally caught him at St Andrew’s.
How creepy is it he married his stalker. It’s so embarrassing and gross. If I found out my husband had stalked me for years before we met I’d be so upset.
@Royal Downfall Watcher – Yes, unless he needed a cover
Speaking of NATO, yesterday all the NATO heads of state had a dinner at the Dutch palace and the Crown Princess attended. Looking at photos of Catherine-Amalia seated next to Macron I kept thinking about how several of the young Heirs are going to have more experience interacting with world leaders by the time they are 25 then William has at 43. The BRF just completely forgot about training him to be the king
In reality, Harry underwent the training to become a king. He was the one the Queen sent to international meetings with leaders, organizations, conferences and other diplomatic events as her representative. Harry has had a lot of them over the years. He is experienced, eloquent, can speak up and do a great job. Everyone knows him on the international stage, not just because he is a member of the RF, but because of what he represents, what he has to say and his early initiatives and programs. In addition, he served his country for 10 years, he was in the war, he is brave, has a backbone, morale and a wise, intelligent, well-educated wife who is not afraid of work.
William and Kate are the worst thing that could happen to the RF. Dumb, lazy losers with two brain cells.
The crown could enter the 21st century with HM and a human face. It is a scandal that these people do not work – waving and photo sessions in charities, I do not count. It’s a representation, not a job and just a few hours a month, and WK for a few months. Gainful work should be their duty, even though they are financed.
Very true- Harry is the one who had actual training in royal work. The Queen trusted him to represent her internationally, and he did all the work that should have been done by William and Kate. His grandmother unintentionally prepared him for his post-royal life. He has a body of work, is known internationally, and with Invictus, Harry and the foundation works directly with governments. He was close to burn-out. Harry’s brilliant solo tour of the Caribbean for Elizabeth’s golden jubilee cannot be compared to the disaster that William and Kate and the Wessexes delivered for her platinum jubilee.
There have been stories about the crown princesses of Spain, and the Netherlands in the news. They are all around aged 20, and both of them could run circles around William. And they are getting actual training in real life. William didn’t seem to perhaps because he was third in line. It would have been Charles’s job, but he was too busy competing with them for popularity it seems.
William seems as inarticulate as Kate with his word salad. It makes me think his understanding of the topic when he does this is very shallow. Probably less word salad when he speaking about football.
Travelyst is participating in London Climate Week. I guess Harry is giving this one a miss. He was in Shanghai, and chances are he will be in New York for Trabelyst’s next international appearance.
apparently when William was on his gap year in Chile (and various other exotic locales), and out of the Eton – Ludgrove – Glossy Posse – hunt club circuit amongst relatively normal people, for the first time in his life, his nickname was, “princess.” That tells you a lot. As another blogger put it, once, “they’re learn to butch it up in front of the peasants” but that’s all. Some of the most patriarchal societies generated some of the most stunning cross-dressing / gender -bending figures in social surveys of historical eras. Like the man who collapsed and died of a heart attach while trussed up in a pink tutu, doing pirouettes around a house party for Kaiser Wilhelm II, at a hunting lodge, in deepest Prussia. He was (inevitably) an officer and a kind of gentleman. Frederick the Great told his soldiers they could find their intimate partners “in the barracks,” and, for what it’s worth, the regiment that wears the scarlet uniforms and guards the royal palaces in London was always famous for prowling the capital, turning tricks. They were basically a stud farm. For other men. The Spectator had an article about it months ago. LOL. So…. If this is the couple that gave rise (pardon the pun) to Red, White, and Royal Blue… good luck to them.
Love that movie on Prime lol
@ParkRunMum, thanks for this info about his nickname and about the London scene. And for reminding us about the guy in the tutu at the hunting lodge.
They’re both still horrible people, though. I was rooting for the pair in Red, White, and Royal Blue, but not for this pair.
“From a personal point of view, I’ve always wanted to get South America, particularly Brazil.”
I’m sorry, WHAT? he’s such a racist colonialist. Ugh. He’s so gross.
How sweet that William has grown a beard to be just like Jason.
Hey…..you have to do what you can to keep your man😜
Oh they’re definitely a couple. Never has William seemed so comfortable with Kate.
Indian slavery and the slave trade in South America continue to influence the culture and population to this day. People were exploited with forced labor and as slaves to work in mines and on plantations. But of course the London billionaires don’t say a word about this. It’s soo, so shameful.
Indian slavery and the slave trade in South America continue to influence the culture and population to this day. People were exploited with forced labor and as slaves to work in mines and on plantations. But of course the London billionaires don’t say a word about this. After all, it’s all about people. Not about the ecosystem. It’s soo, so shameful.
@ParkrunMum: Thanks for a truly hilarious post! None of which is surprising to me. I’ve always thought and said I think he’s gay.
Just thinking who did William date openly before he married?
Of course this is just supposition 😁 but honestly I would not be surprised.
Did this fine pair of ecowarriors reduce their carbon footprint by sharing a room with a single bed?
I’d actually love it if they came out as a couple. But they’re both horrible human beings, so in the end, I don’t care if anything good happens to them.
Do we think the Rose rumors, which always surprised me because the journalist was one of William’s strongest supporters, were just smoke and mirrors?
To be clear, I’m not surprised William would have an affair with someone, male or female. It’s just that the journalist who originally broke the Rose story, Dan Wootton of the Sun, is a diehard palace supporter. Then Giles Coren of the Times (friend of Camilla’s son) tweeted that the rumors were true and everybody in Norfolk knew about it. (I’m cribbing from Endgame, which I finally got around to reading recently).
So why would two journalists who are so close to the monarchy (Camilla’s motives aside) drop a potentially monarchy-destroying bombshell? Were there other, competing rumors about William that they thought needed to be quashed? Or am I straying into straight-up conspiracy territory?
@Me at home, the Rose rumors started because Kate wanted to oust Rose out of their friends circle. That angered a lot of people there since the aristos seem very nonchalant about affairs and Rose is one of the most connected people there. On that Tatler article which started as palace-approved, those friends repeated the rumors and basically called Kate names. If they are brave enough to talk sh*t about Kate in a palace-approved society article (in a time Kate was seen as the Saint in the media), I assume it is true and they were offended that Kate acted so “middle-class” about a random affair in the friend group.
I believe he is bisexual. Several of the royal men are, I have been told.
I’ve always thought he agreed to marry Kate because she would ignore his shenanigans, she just wanted to be royal and I think she did have a crush on him back then, he was very ‘pretty’. Maybe now they’re both older, she isn’t as ok with it, particularly as he makes it so obvious that she embarrasses him. I also think he’s pretty abusive, has a temper, passive aggressive etc. He’s been brought up to believe he’s gods gift to the world. Diana tried to treat them both equally but it’s hard when the royal machine is there making him more important than his brother. It has warped him for life.
If the gossip about him is valid, I wonder if K has felt the need to get an STD test? If my husband were swinging both ways, I would for sure ask for one. Or is this one of the many things the tabloids have on them?
In general, IF anyone is cheating on anyone that should be the case regardless of sexual orientation. It makes no difference.
Any wonder then that Saint Catherine wanted to keep Harry the stud handy, by her side? Hence too her hate of Meghan. In her eyes Meghan stole Harry ( from her clutches). She’s had the hots for Harry from day one, but Carole’s wishes had to be complied with: William is the heir, the Crown, Harry can only be a by-side. The rest is history…
This has been a longtime pet theory of mine, that W is bi and enjoys time away from K. A few years back, W’s entire staff were openly gay men and they spent a lot of time together. It makes sense to me that that type of arrangement would work well for all involved, except maybe K. Anyway, Simon Case was just given a peerage title and Knauf is CEO of Earthshot, traveling w/W to exotic locations for extended periods.
Simon Case is married to a woman. Jason Knauf and Christian Jones who used to work there are both openly gay. Which good for them.
They look like the type of men who say “bros before hoes” like ten times a day.
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