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The Prince of Wales plans to participate in the COP30 climate summit in South America during November, as confirmed by palace sources.

Prince William and King Charles made a joint appearance on Thursday evening at a reception preceding the climate summit, which is scheduled to take place in the northern Brazilian city of Belem.

The royal pair were in attendance at the Natural History Museum reception, marking an rare public appearance together at a climate summit preparatory event co-hosted by the British authorities.

Environmental Advocacy Dedication

King Charles has been a longstanding advocate of biodiversity preservation - and Prince William has taken on the baton, with his own Earthshot awards, which will be hosted in Rio ahead of the climate conference.

Royal sources have portrayed the Prince's participation at the forthcoming conference as assuming an important role in "global climate discussions".

Previous Activities

The King and Prince of Wales, arriving together in the official car, were greeted guests including conservation experts, scientists, environmental activists, diplomats and politicians.

This engagement featured addresses together with French leader Macron of France and other global statesmen at the Blue Economy and Finance Forum in Monaco earlier this year.

Earthshot Awards Connection

The UN meeting will coincide with the prince's own climate innovation prizes, which will finish in Rio de Janeiro the eve of he participates in the climate conference on November 6th.

Last week the royal figure referred to the award contenders as "contemporary champions".

Monarch's Environmental Record

The monarch has been a influential participant at earlier environmental conferences, giving the opening address in the United Arab Emirates for COP28, including the reminder: "We are custodians of the planet, not its owners".

"Throughout my life I've dedicated a large proportion of my life trying to raise awareness about the critical dangers challenging our world over planetary heating, climate change and biodiversity loss," the King told delegates.

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