The new Prince and Princess of Wales landed in Boston on Wednesday ahead of the second edition of the Earthshot Prize Awards later this week.
The couple flew to the city on a commercial flight as the controversy erupted at their home after their adviser resigned after making "unacceptable and very disappointing" comments to a black executive who was visiting Buckingham Palace earlier this week.
It will be the couple's first visit to the United States since they arrived in New York eight years ago. A few months after their 2011 wedding, the couple also embarked on a stormy tour of California.
The trip is an opportunity for Prince William to show how he intends to adapt to his predecessor's new role as the Prince of Wales, and Kate Middleton hopes to captivate the public.
William established the 2020 Climate Change Awards in hopes of inspiring the world's brightest minds to tackle some of the most pressing environmental challenges facing humanity. For the next ten years, five winners will each receive £1 million (approximately US$1.12 million) to fund creative solutions to the climate crisis.
The British heir to the throne, inspired by President John F. Kennedy's 1962 "moonshot" speech to launch the plan, ordered the United States to push for space exploration.
Hundreds of people flocked to Speaker's Corner in front of City Hall to catch a glimpse of the royal couple, despite pouring rain and biting temperatures. The crowd screamed and cheered as the couple stepped outside with city officials and released the following statement.
Kate paid tribute to her late mother-in-law Princess Diana by donning earnings she wore once.
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