Prince William spends time in New York City

Prince William visits New York City for the first time since 2014 for important meetings with top leaders.
4:37 | 09/23/23

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POINT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE CARE OF IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR MENTAL HEALTH. YOUR MENTAL HEALTH. MORGAN, THANK YOU. MORGAN, THANK YOU. >>> NOW TO THAT ROYAL VISIT. >>> NOW TO THAT ROYAL VISIT. PRINCE WILLIAM HITTING NEW YORK PRINCE WILLIAM HITTING NEW YORK CITY SOLO, BACK IN THE BIG APPLE CITY SOLO, BACK IN THE BIG APPLE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2014 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2014 FOR IMPORTANT MEETINGS WITH FOR IMPORTANT MEETINGS WITH LEADERS, EVEN FITTING IN A LEADERS, EVEN FITTING IN A SPECIAL UNDERCOVER JOG. SPECIAL UNDERCOVER JOG. CHECK IT OUT. CHECK IT OUT. PRINCE WILLIAM TOUCHING DOWN IN PRINCE WILLIAM TOUCHING DOWN IN THE BIG APPLE MONDAY ON A THE BIG APPLE MONDAY ON A COMMERCIAL FLIGHT FOR A COMMERCIAL FLIGHT FOR A WHIRLWIND TWO-DAY VISIT. WHIRLWIND TWO-DAY VISIT. THE FIRST STOP, GOVERNOR'S THE FIRST STOP, GOVERNOR'S ISLAND OFF OF THE TIP OF ISLAND OFF OF THE TIP OF MANHATTAN, WADING IN THE WATER MANHATTAN, WADING IN THE WATER WITH MIDDLE SCHOOLERS TO SEE THE WITH MIDDLE SCHOOLERS TO SEE THE EFFECTS OF THE BILLION OYSTER EFFECTS OF THE BILLION OYSTER PROJECT REBUILDING OYSTER REEFS PROJECT REBUILDING OYSTER REEFS TO HELP PROTECT THE CITY IN TO HELP PROTECT THE CITY IN STORMS. STORMS. HE ALSO MET WITH ANTONIO HE ALSO MET WITH ANTONIO GUTIERREZ, THE UNITED NATIONS GUTIERREZ, THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL TO DISCUSS SECRETARY GENERAL TO DISCUSS CLIMATE CHANGE AND ON TUESDAY CLIMATE CHANGE AND ON TUESDAY EVEN WENT FOR A RUN IN CENTRAL EVEN WENT FOR A RUN IN CENTRAL PARK. PARK. >> I DECIDED TO JOIN THE HORDES >> I DECIDED TO JOIN THE HORDES OF NEW YORKERS DOING THEIR OF NEW YORKERS DOING THEIR MORNING ROUTINE. MORNING ROUTINE. >> Reporter: THEN THE MAIN >> Reporter: THEN THE MAIN EVENT. EVENT. THE HEIR TO THE BRITISH THRONE THE HEIR TO THE BRITISH THRONE SPEAKING AT THE INNOVATION SPEAKING AT THE INNOVATION SUMMIT ANNOUNCING THE 15 SUMMIT ANNOUNCING THE 15 FINALISTS FOR 2023, ALL MAKING FINALISTS FOR 2023, ALL MAKING STRIDES IN FIGHTING CLIMATE STRIDES IN FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE. CHANGE. >> I AM BUILDING AN ENORMOUS >> I AM BUILDING AN ENORMOUS TEAM OF BRILLIANT PEOPLE AND TEAM OF BRILLIANT PEOPLE AND LETTING THEM CRACK ON AND DO THE LETTING THEM CRACK ON AND DO THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. >> Reporter: HE ALSO PAID A >> Reporter: HE ALSO PAID A VISIT TO A FIRE STATION NEAR THE VISIT TO A FIRE STATION NEAR THE WORLD TRADE STATION, TOURING THE WORLD TRADE STATION, TOURING THE HOUSE AND SPEAKING WITH FIRST HOUSE AND SPEAKING WITH FIRST RESPONDERS ABOUT CHALLENGES, RESPONDERS ABOUT CHALLENGES, ESPECIALLY THOSE RELATED TO ESPECIALLY THOSE RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH AND SHAKING HANDS MENTAL HEALTH AND SHAKING HANDS WITH WELL WISHERS LINED UP TO WITH WELL WISHERS LINED UP TO GREET THE ROYAL CAPPING OFF THE GREET THE ROYAL CAPPING OFF THE PRINCE'S FIRST VISIT TO THE CITY PRINCE'S FIRST VISIT TO THE CITY IN NEARLY A DECADE. IN NEARLY A DECADE. AND ROYALS CONTRIBUTOR ROBERT AND ROYALS CONTRIBUTOR ROBERT JOBSON PART OF THE PACK JOBSON PART OF THE PACK TRAVELING WITH THE PRINCE JOINS TRAVELING WITH THE PRINCE JOINS US NOW FROM LONDON. US NOW FROM LONDON. ROBERT, THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH ROBERT, THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. US. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WILLIAM THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WILLIAM HAS COME TO NEW YORK IN A HAS COME TO NEW YORK IN A DECADE, AND HE DID IT SOLO. DECADE, AND HE DID IT SOLO. WHAT DOES THE VISIT SIGNIFY AND WHAT DOES THE VISIT SIGNIFY AND HOW DOES IT STRENGTHEN THE HOW DOES IT STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE U.S.? RELATIONSHIP WITH THE U.S.? >> I THINK HE IS STEPPING UP >> I THINK HE IS STEPPING UP INTO THE ROLE AS THE NUMBER TWO, INTO THE ROLE AS THE NUMBER TWO, THE PRINCE OF WALES, THE HEIR TO THE PRINCE OF WALES, THE HEIR TO THE THRONE. THE THRONE. HE WANTED TO BE IN NEW YORK WITH HE WANTED TO BE IN NEW YORK WITH ALL OF THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN ALL OF THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN THE WORLD AT THE GENERAL THE WORLD AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND ALSO BEING IN NEW ASSEMBLY AND ALSO BEING IN NEW YORK CLIMATE WEEK. YORK CLIMATE WEEK. IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO BE IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO BE THERE AND LAUNCH THIS. THERE AND LAUNCH THIS. THIS HAS BEEN SEEN AS A POSSIBLE THIS HAS BEEN SEEN AS A POSSIBLE NOBLE THIS HAS BEEN SEEN AS A POSSIBLE NOBEL PRIZE. NOBEL PRIZE. ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE VERY ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO HIM. IMPORTANT TO HIM. >> Janai: VERY IMPORTANT. >> Janai: VERY IMPORTANT. WE SAW THE MORE REGULAR SIDE OF WE SAW THE MORE REGULAR SIDE OF HIM. HIM. WE HEARD ABOUT THE JOG IN WE HEARD ABOUT THE JOG IN CENTRAL PARK. CENTRAL PARK. HOW MUCH SECURITY WAS THERE? HOW MUCH SECURITY WAS THERE? >> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT A JOG IN >> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT A JOG IN CENTRAL PARK. CENTRAL PARK. I STRUGGLED TO WALK FROM TIMES I STRUGGLED TO WALK FROM TIMES SQUARE TO THE U.N. BUILDING. SQUARE TO THE U.N. BUILDING. HE WAS UP VERY, VERY EARLY IN HE WAS UP VERY, VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING BECAUSE, OF COURSE, THE MORNING BECAUSE, OF COURSE, YOU HAVE THAT JET LAG SCENARIO YOU HAVE THAT JET LAG SCENARIO GOING ON. GOING ON. HE WOULD HAVE LOOKED OUT THE HE WOULD HAVE LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND SEEN CENTRAL PARK AND WINDOW AND SEEN CENTRAL PARK AND THOUGHT, I'M JUST GOING TO DO IT THOUGHT, I'M JUST GOING TO DO IT AND CHECKED WITH HIS PERSONAL AND CHECKED WITH HIS PERSONAL PROTECTION OFFICERS FROM PROTECTION OFFICERS FROM SCOTLAND YARD AND OFF HE WOULD SCOTLAND YARD AND OFF HE WOULD HAVE GONE AND JOINED THE HORDES HAVE GONE AND JOINED THE HORDES OF NATIVE NEW YORKERS GETTING ON OF NATIVE NEW YORKERS GETTING ON WITH THEIR FITNESS REGIME. WITH THEIR FITNESS REGIME. AND NOBODY KNEW ABOUT IT UNTIL AND NOBODY KNEW ABOUT IT UNTIL HE SAID IT AND BROUGHT IT UP. HE SAID IT AND BROUGHT IT UP. I THINK THAT MADE HIM QUITE I THINK THAT MADE HIM QUITE PLEASED. PLEASED. >> Janai: YEAH. >> Janai: YEAH. REALLY COOL TO HEAR. REALLY COOL TO HEAR. WE HEARD THE PRINCE REFERENCE WE HEARD THE PRINCE REFERENCE JFK IN THE PAST. JFK IN THE PAST. THIS VISIT WAS NO DIFFERENT. THIS VISIT WAS NO DIFFERENT. HOW HAS THE FORMER PRESIDENT HOW HAS THE FORMER PRESIDENT INFLUENCED THE PRINCE OF WALES. INFLUENCED THE PRINCE OF WALES. >> HUGELY, JANAI. >> HUGELY, JANAI. THIS IS HUGELY IMPORTANT TO HIM, THIS IS HUGELY IMPORTANT TO HIM, BUT IT CAME TO HIM BASED UPON BUT IT CAME TO HIM BASED UPON THAT INCREDIBLE SPEECH 60 YEARS THAT INCREDIBLE SPEECH 60 YEARS AGO BY JOHN F. KENNEDY AT RICE AGO BY JOHN F. KENNEDY AT RICE UNIVERSITY. UNIVERSITY. HE SAID ABOUT WE DON'T DO THESE HE SAID ABOUT WE DON'T DO THESE THINGS BECAUSE THEY'RE EASY, BUT THINGS BECAUSE THEY'RE EASY, BUT BECAUSE THEY'RE HARD, BECAUSE THEY'RE HARD, REFERENCING GOING TO THE MOON REFERENCING GOING TO THE MOON WITHIN THE DECADE. WITHIN THE DECADE. THAT'S WHAT WILLIAM HAS DONE THAT'S WHAT WILLIAM HAS DONE WITH THIS PRIZE, TRYING TO GIVE WITH THIS PRIZE, TRYING TO GIVE BIG PRIZES TO COMPANIES AND BIG PRIZES TO COMPANIES AND PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE WORLD PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE WORLD CHANGING THE WHOLE ISSUE OF THE CHANGING THE WHOLE ISSUE OF THE ENVIRONMENT, MAKING A DIFFERENCE ENVIRONMENT, MAKING A DIFFERENCE TO TRY TO SAVE THE PLANET. TO TRY TO SAVE THE PLANET. IT'S A BIG ASK, BUT AMERICA GOT IT'S A BIG ASK, BUT AMERICA GOT TO THE MOON AND THAT'S WHAT TO THE MOON AND THAT'S WHAT RESONATES WITH WILLIAM, TRYING RESONATES WITH WILLIAM, TRYING TO GET THE SAME IMPACT ON EARTH. TO GET THE SAME IMPACT ON EARTH. IT IS INTERESTING, HE IS WORKING IT IS INTERESTING, HE IS WORKING ALONG SIDE THE AMBASSADOR ALONG SIDE THE AMBASSADOR CAROLINE KENNEDY, JOHN F. CAROLINE KENNEDY, JOHN F.

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