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William makes surprise appearance on Graham Norton show for Earthshot Prize countdown

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Howie, M., & Murphy-Johns, S. (2026, October 23). William makes surprise appearance on Graham Norton show for Earthshot Prize countdown. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/william-graham-norton-show-surprise-appearance-earthshot-b1302012.html

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On 2026-10-23, William made a surprise appearance on Graham Norton's show to promote the upcoming Earthshot Prize ceremony in Mumbai. The event, scheduled for next month, will award £5 million in prize money to global finalists tackling environmental issues. William emphasized the importance of recognizing and supporting innovators around the world who are working to save the planet. Since its launch in 2021, the Earthshot Prize has been held in several cities including London, Singapore, Cape Town, Boston, and Rio de Janeiro. In addition to the global finalists, children across India were encouraged this year to participate in the "I can Earthshot Challenge," addressing environmental challenges.

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Michael Howie

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Stanley Murphy-Johns

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Mumbai will stage the Earthshot Prize next month where the future king will meet Bollywood stars as he learns about India’s hugely popular film industry, play with cricketing royalty and preside over the ceremony awarding £5 million in prize money. asserted

he → stage → money

Alongside the global finalists, children across India were encouraged to tackle environmental issues this year under the “I can Earthshot Challenge”. asserted

I → encourage → Challenge

William’s project is halfway through its decades-long cycle to recognise and reward issues and ideas to help save the planet and the event has already been staged in London, Singapore, Cape Town, Boston and Rio de Janeiro. asserted

event → recognise → London

Since its launch in 2021 he has attracted a host of stars including the other members of the Norton sofa on Thursday. asserted

he → attract → Thursday

Blanchett is an Earthshot Prize council member, Irwin is a global ambassador for the prize and Waddingham hosted the 2023 Earthshot awards in Singapore. asserted

Waddingham → host → Singapore

William spoke with Norton and the others about the origins of the prize, and its role in identifying and supporting innovators around the world. asserted

William → speak → world

He said: “For many years I was hearing stories about environment issues and one thing that struck me was the negativity and doom which got me down. “I thought we could do something more powerful and more optimistic and the idea of an awards’ ceremony came about and we could talk about urgency and optimism together. uncertain

we → say → urgency

Read More “It’s all about getting excited.” asserted

It → read → More

Blanchett described the Prize as a “tapestry of solutions”, while Irwin spoke about the role the prize has played in building a new generation of environmental advocates. asserted

prize → describe → advocates

Away from the prize, William also spoke about enjoying Celebrity Traitors, and wanting to be a policeman, and a DJ when he was younger. asserted

he → speak → Traitors

Singer Jorja Smith performs Dancing live in the studio before joining the group on the sofa for a chat. asserted

Smith → perform → chat

The Earthshot Prize edition of The Graham Norton Show will air tomorrow evening at 22.40 on BBC One as part of the countdown to the awards next month. asserted

edition → air → awards

William makes surprise appearance on Graham Norton show for Earthshot Prize countdown

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