Prince William echoes Diana at Corcovado in Rio for Earthshot Prize

On the third day of a five-day visit to Rio de Janeiro, the Prince of Wales visited the summit of Mount Corcovado and posed beneath the Christ the Redeemer statue in a deliberate echo of a photograph taken there of his mother, Princess Diana, during her 1991 visit to Brazil. The brief, closed visit on the prince’s first trip to the country included a meeting with Earthshot Prize finalists and preceded an awards ceremony scheduled in the city later this week.

William met 15 finalists for the Earthshot Prize at the monument and spent about 45 minutes at the summit, which offered views across Guanabara Bay and Sugarloaf Mountain. Photographers who accompanied the prince noted the intention to recreate the location of Diana’s image; William paused there for a moment of reflection before posing for photographs. A Kensington Palace spokesperson said the prince "has loved meeting so many people from across Rio over the last few days" and had been struck by how many residents recalled his mother’s visit fondly.

The visit is part of a program of events surrounding the Earthshot Prize, the environmental competition William founded in 2020 to identify and scale innovations that address...