The Prince of Wales took in the views of Cape Town’s famous Table Mountain when he hiked partway up a vantage point.
William strode up Signal Hill and met rangers and volunteer conservationists as he learned about the rare and endangered plants that are part of the area’s biodiversity.
The Prince of Wales with youth conservation volunteers, Earthshot Prize Global Ambassador Robert Irwin and Geordin Hill-Lewis, Mayor of the City of Cape Town, during a visit to Signal Hill (Aaron Chown/PA)
The hilltop gives panoramic views of Cape Town, with Table Mountain as a dramatic backdrop, and the prince posed for a picture at a spot set up for tourists to perfectly compose their images.
The future king began a four-day visit to Cape Town on Monday and is taking part in a series of events shining a light on young African climate activists, the fight against the illegal wildlife trade, and promoting his Earthshot Prize awards ceremony.
Dubbed the prince’s “Super Bowl” moment, the prize-giving event on Wednesday will recognise environmental solutions to “repair” the planet, with five category winners each receiving £1 million to “scale up” their plans.
William met rangers and conservationists during a visit to Signal Hill, which is part of the wider Table Mountain National Park (Chris Jackson/PA)
William posed at the look-out spot with the young conservationists, Geordin Hill-Lewis, mayor of the City of Cape Town, and Robert Irwin, son of the late wildlife conservationist Steve Irwin and an Earthshot Prize Global Ambassador.
Signal Hill is part of the wider Table Mountain National Park, one of a number of areas making up the Cape Flora Region which was declared a world heritage site by Unesco in 2004.