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'Hypocrite and Out of Touch': Prince William Slammed For Flying On a Plane to Attend Climate Change Award

Presidente da República, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, durante reunião bilateral com o Príncipe de Gales, Príncipe William, e com o Primeiro-Ministro do Reino Unido da Grã-Bretanha e da Irlanda do Norte, Keir Starmer. Sala reservada do Presidente da República – Belém (PA) Foto: Ricardo Stuckert / PR (Credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:William,_Prince_of_Wales_in_2025#/media/File:06.11.2025_%E2%80%93_Reuni%C3%A3o_bilateral_com_o_Pr%C3%ADncipe_de_Gales_e_o_Primeiro-Ministro_do_Reino_Unido_da_Gr%C3%A3-Bretanha_e_da_Irlanda_do_Norte_54906552284.jpg)

Prince William has come under heavy criticism after travelling roughly 8,800 kilometres on a plane to Brazil for the Earthshot Prize ceremony.

Although the Prince reportedly flew commercially with the support of the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office, social media erupted over the optics of his journey.

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