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The Prince of Wales plans to participate in the United Nations climate conference in Brazil next month, according to the royal household.

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

The King and Prince were in attendance at the Natural History Museum reception, marking an noteworthy combined presence at a pre-COP30 gathering organized in partnership with the UK government.

Environmental Advocacy Dedication

The King has been a long-time champion of protecting nature - and the Prince of Wales has taken on the baton, with his own environmental prize initiative, which will be taking place in South America ahead of the climate conference.

Palace insiders have characterized Prince William's attendance at the upcoming climate summit as assuming an significant responsibility in "global climate discussions".

Previous Activities

The monarch and his heir, making a joint entrance in the state Bentley, were welcomed guests including conservation experts, researchers, climate change campaigners, diplomats and government officials.

This engagement involved presentations in concert with President Emmanuel Macron of the French Republic and other international figures at the Ocean Finance Summit in Monaco in recent months.

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The COP30 summit will coincide with the the royal's climate innovation prizes, which will finish in the Brazilian city the day before he joins the COP summit on the sixth of November.

Last week the royal figure described the prize competitors as "contemporary champions".

Monarch's Environmental Record

King Charles has been a influential participant at earlier environmental conferences, delivering the inaugural speech in Dubai for COP28, including the observation: "Our responsibility is to protect the world we inhabit".

"I have spent a significant amount of my life trying to alert people to the critical dangers challenging our world over climate change, environmental shifts and species extinction," the King told attendees.

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