{"id":87811,"date":"2026-10-13T17:50:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T17:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/87811"},"modified":"2026-10-13T17:50:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T17:50:46","slug":"prince-william-stops-traffic-outside-buckingham-palace-for-a-game-of-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/87811","title":{"rendered":"Prince William stops traffic outside Buckingham Palace for a game of cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">\n<p><strong>Britain\u2019s Prince William turned one of London\u2019s most famous thoroughfares, The Mall leading \u200bto Buckingham Palace, into a temporary cricket \u200cpitch on Tuesday, where he was joined by some of the game\u2019s biggest names to promote his Earthshot \u200bclimate prize.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The wide red-paved promenade in the \u200bheart of the city is more often seen \u2060as the setting for grand royal processions \u200band patriotic flag-waving celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>But on Tuesday, William picked \u200bup a cricket bat for an informal game with current and former international players including ex-Indian captain Sourav Ganguly, \u200bWest Indies legend Brian Lara and England captain \u200bJoe Root.<\/p>\n<p>Against the palatial backdrop, William \u2013 dressed in a shirt \u200cand \u2060sweater \u2013 clubbed away a series of gentle deliveries from Ganguly and posed for selfies with onlookers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe batted alright,\u201d said Ganguly when asked for his \u200bverdict on \u200bthe prince\u2019s \u2060skills.<\/p>\n<p>The event was designed to celebrate the ties between Britain and India \u2013 \u200btwo passionate cricketing nations \u2013 as India \u200bprepares to \u2060host the annual summit and awards ceremony of William\u2019s Earthshot Prize next month.<\/p>\n<p>The prize, founded in \u20602020, \u200bhonours five winners with \u00a31 million ($1.32 \u200bmillion) each to scale solutions aimed at repairing the planet.<\/p>\n<p>($1 = 0.7551 \u200bpounds)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/prince-william-stops-traffic-outside-buckingham-palace-for-a-game-of-cricket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britain\u2019s Prince William turned one of London\u2019s most famous thoroughfares, The Mall leading \u200bto Buckingham Palace, into a temporary cricket \u200cpitch on Tuesday, where he was joined by some of the game\u2019s biggest names to promote his Earthshot \u200bclimate prize. 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