#Global Leadership Summit

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So, a couple weeks back there were a Profoundly Confounding Trio of days where I was sent to a work training held in a... church. Pretty sure my boss sent me there to "go find Jesus" as a joke. All of my other options for leadership training were denied though, so how can I tell if it is a joke or not? :/

The Global Leadership Summit.

I am not religious.

I believe we live with & within pieces of a Creator's corpse and our existence is a piece of that being reassembling itself into the state of Entropy that exists. Kind of like that Broken Egg spilling into the solar system picture post from a while back.

To that end, the Creator is NOT Abrahim's God.

There can be god-like beings and spirits possible within such a universe, but just because they exist due to the uneven nature of distributions of matter in an explosion, doesn't mean they need to be worshiped or even valued.

I don't "worship" the Creator, either. I just acknowledge we're here, with the abilities we're given and try to make the best of it. You can wish and pray to a star or a different being, but aside from aspiring to the skies, there's nothing /out there/ that is going to make it happen.

Just you.

Action is the best form of "prayer", and even if you try your best, you might still fail, and that's okay. It happens. Assess what went wrong. Try again. Or don't. It's all up to you and your support group.

Which makes those people lecturing on how God influences us to become leaders at the very least people who praise a Liar to me.

Begging for donations to themselves despite having significant wealthy backing, demanding tithes to each person's own church, saying they're saving people, never explaining how, barring one video from the Ukraine about how to help setup a free grocery store for refugees. A shop held within a church. Open on Sundays. :/

There were great words on leadership, loneliness and trust. But... stuff I've heard before. They repeated a lot of stuff in and amongst themselves, too. I felt bad for one of the speakers, as the pastor who kicked off the event clearly took from this speaker's main topic/focus wholesale after having read this speaker's book. And wrote it simpler and with more impact, woof. Speaker even said so during said speech. Repeatedly. Woof.

New phrases to think of old problems? Maybe. I did buy some books from some of the speakers there. Beginner's Pluck looks & seems promising after the introductory chapters.

My key intended takeaways from the event:

Push yourself to your maximum capacity & capability, when and where possible to improve your ability to lead.

Truth without grace, and grace without truth are both Cruelties.

Lift people up, lead them through service.

Value everyone on your team, including the positions you otherwise feel are "lowly".

You are what you do consistently, not occasionally.

Is your Leadership interesting, or interested in those your leading?

Again, all of these thoughts are things I already know, & try to practice as best as I can - did I need to go there for those messages, again with no active practice during the event? No.

There was also a weird moment, where I went from being stared at to being complimented by staff three times in a row that was both pleasant at the time and in reflection, unsettling (It was within a singular walk back to my seat and in less than 5 minutes). I had 6 compliments overall on my choice of hair color and dress at this event for the two days it took place in. Again, half of them occurred within 5 minutes of each other. It felt spooky when I thought about it on the drive back home.

It was not the only "brainwashing" feeling I got there. There were lots of emotional statements, coordinated video & audio calls to convince you to donate money to their organization. Like an empty microphone being focused on for more than 2 minutes to sell home they have No Opportunities Available (read: Headquarters) in Laos, Niger, Malaysia, Kazikstan, Japan - I stopped reading the list of countries here to think - Why wouldn't they be in Japan? Oh, yeah, Cult, gotcha. I hear Scientology also has a really hard time getting a grip in that area.

I also understand everyone wants to get into AI, but Why would you bring that into this leadership event to demonstrate how it works to everyone there if not to get them to use it? Why wouldn't you include it on the program if you're going to be dedicating 2 whole speech sections to selling this concept so hard? Why would you want them to use it? Who Are You People?!

I tried to vibe and stand out, and while that may have happened, I felt awkward the entire time there - not welcome. It was not helped that my coworker came with me. She's a deeply caring and apparently Christian person, but is not pleasant - she believes in tough love, and while not completely conservative, has strong ties to conservative values, mainly avoiding introspection.

She yelled at me in the car with no lead-in to get a toll ticketer put onto her dashboard as she was driving, and I dropped my water bottle, instead of magically remaining calm. She then called me a spaz. It was the worst part of the trip.

The best part of the trip (aside from the food) was meeting the DMC. The DeLorean Motor Club. We happened to have a hotel room in their chosen convention center. I'm not sure how that coincidence occurred, but I definitely lucked out.

Literally, we would hear these advocating Business Christians talk for 8 hours and then leave the event to go back to our hotel room and see people Actively Trying to Make a Difference and taking the Lead; putting into practice what lessons were preached at us for the day.

Most of the DMC members have some means, sure, but they dedicate time, money, and effort to craft something of joy for a great number of people and often use that creation or effort to raise money for the Michael J. Fox foundation. They advocate preserving history, the engineering and continue innovation to maintain these vehicles of increasing rarity.

They opened their car doors, event, and their hearts to share with people who want to learn about the car, the history, to geek out with their peers in the engineering field or to humble brag how they've modified a part that they're now exclusively able to make from materials close to the original. I got to help during an obstacle course, made some delightful new friends, and learned about the foundation, and the car, and the extraordinary efforts each of these people make in their regular lives to help complete the impossible.

It just strikes me as an odd combination: to see the religious leaning business leaders preach, and science led engineers, mechanics and other geeks practice what it means to lead.

I know who I'd prefer to visit next year.

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U.K. Labour Government Hosts Inaugural International Investment Summit

On Monday, the U.K. Labour government hosted its first International Investment Summit in London, aiming to attract significant foreign capital and strengthen the nation’s economic prospects. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, along with Finance Minister Rachel Reeves and Business Minister Jonathan Reynolds, led the event at London’s Guildhall. The one-day summit gathered around 200 top executives from the U.K. and abroad, including notable names like former Google chair Eric Schmidt, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, and BlackRock chief Larry Fink. The government used the event to emphasise the U.K.’s position as a prime business hub, promoting investment opportunities in key sectors such as artificial intelligence, life sciences, and infrastructure.

A highlight of the summit was the presence of Poppy Gustafsson, co-founder of the cybersecurity firm Darktrace and newly appointed Investment Minister, who was tasked with showcasing the U.K. as a destination for global businesses. The government revealed plans to ease regulatory restrictions and facilitate billions of pounds in investment deals, signalling its commitment to fostering growth and attracting international investors.

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India to Host Second Edition of Global Food Regulators Summit

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Building on the success of the inaugural summit held in July 2023, which was co-branded with the G20, the event aims to promote international collaboration in addressing the evolving challenges of food safety. The summit will serve as a platform for exchanging knowledge, sharing best practices, and developing strategies to enhance food safety protocols across borders. Attendees will include international regulators, policymakers, and experts, all focused on fostering a safer global food ecosystem.

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(Part 1) UN Habitat - Pre-Summit World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments.

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World: A Growing BRICS Bloc Shows U.S. Is Losing the Battle for the Global South

— BY Tom O'Connor | August 22, 2023

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Delivers a Speech at the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. © Sputnik/Grigory Sysoev/Go to the Mediabank

While Russian President Vladimir Putin's in-person absence due to international legal troubles looms over the BRICS conference attended by the leaders of fellow member states Brazil, India, China and South Africa, the growing interest in expanding the group to include additional countries from across the globe is likely to cement the bloc's future as a force in global geopolitics.

And with no seat at the table for the United States, the three-day summit that began Tuesday in Johannesburg demonstrates how Washington has struggled to project influence throughout the vast, developing Global South.

"The U.S. is trailing countries such as Russia, India and China in the Global South," Akhil Ramesh, a senior fellow at the Hawaii-based Pacific Forum, told Newsweek. "The Global South does not have this special solidarity it has with nations such as China and India. As victims of Western imperialism/colonialism and having faced similar challenges in reconstruction and development, they have a unique solidarity."

"The U.S. approach continues to be one where they use nations of the Global South as pawns in their future, larger cold/hot conflict with China or Russia," Ramesh added. "This understandably has not helped them win friends."

Such solidarity continues to extend to Putin, who has accelerated his country's outreach to developing nations, especially in Africa, in recent years.

Moscow's overtures have been met with ongoing interest, as evidenced by the recent Russia-Africa Summit in Saint Petersburg. The summit was attended by 16 African heads of state and representatives of 25 additional African countries, even as the West has accused Putin of war crimes, resulting in an International Criminal Court warrant, and of weaponizing food by bombing grain infrastructure and allowing a deal that safeguarded the continued export of Ukrainian grains via the Black Sea to collapse.

U.S. warnings about forging closer economic ties with China have been met with even stiffer resistance, as President Xi Jinping presses on with his ambitious Belt and Road Initiative extending across continents despite a slowing economy at home.

Ramesh argued that nations of the Global South simply "do not view Beijing and Moscow the same way the West does," and instead see new opportunities where traditional mechanisms have failed.

"So, when there was a group presenting an alternative to the Western-led world order/vision of the world," he added, "nations were quick to jump on the bandwagon."

Newsweek has reached out to the U.S. State Department for comment.

Still, obstacles to progress exist within a bloc whose core members already have little alignment in their broader geopolitical goals, while some, especially China and India, have active disputes between them. Such feuds have the potential to only grow as the coalition considers taking on new members, such as Iran and Saudi Arabia.

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Brazil, Lula, arrives, BRICS, summit, South, Africa! Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrives in Johannesburg, South Africa ahead of the 15th BRICS summit. The leaders of 67 countries have been invited to join the forum led by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Ricardo Stuckert/Presidency of The Federative Republic of Brazil

"Those who are there for the day-to-day negotiations, at least from the Brazilian government side, say it is already very hard to come to consensus when you have China, India and Russia at the table," Ana Elisa Saggioro Garcia, a professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro's Institute of International Relations and general coordinator of the BRICS Policy Center, told Newsweek.

But "there's another side of the story," she said. That's the growing view, including from Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, that "a strong BRICS" is necessary, and a "strong BRICS is also a big BRICS."

South Africa, the current chair, is the only nation to have been added to what began as an informal BRIC bloc, born out of a term coined by then-Goldman Sachs chief economist Jim O'Neill in 2001 to describe emerging economic powers. Russia led the initiative to bring Brazil, China and India together for the first summit in 2009, and South Africa was admitted the following year.

Initially, BRICS was focused on effecting reform within existing, primarily Western-led economic institutions, such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis.

"The first common agenda that they had, despite their differences, was the reform of the international financial architecture," Garcia said. "So, international financial institutions, those grounded in the Bretton Woods Conference, in the post-war period, they do not represent the world anymore. Those huge economies don't have enough voice in those institutions, they need to be reformed. They need to reflect the new configuration of the world economic power."

© Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Go to the Mediabank

Gradually, the group became more focused on creating alternative mechanisms, most notably in the establishment in 2014 of the Shanghai-based New Development Bank, which today also counts Bangladesh, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates as members. With this transformation, Garcia explained, "the geopolitical character of BRICS started to be more important and more relevant than only the economic one."

China, in particular, she argued, "has been very clever and very strategic to use this opportunity to advance and to expand another coalition where China is predominant, where China doesn't have to deal with negotiations with Western powers."

But as evidenced by Brazil's enthusiasm for a more active role for BRICS and the growing list of prospective members, it's not all about Beijing.

"BRICS has become this pole of attraction of all countries now who've seen that they can have more power if they ally with a coalition such as BRICS to face measures that the West has been doing for years now," Garcia said, "and also to face these sorts of constraints and repression in terms of worldview and values."

Ryan Berg, director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies' (CSIS) Americas Program in Washington, D.C., also discussed how countries like Brazil were becoming more interested in the geopolitical nature of BRICS as an exercise in "active nonalignment."

"It can heighten the relevance of a country like Brazil, which is sometimes overlooked and feels overlooked and neglected," Berg said in response to Newsweek's question during a CSIS call held in the leadup to the BRICS summit.

"By pursuing this strategy," he explained, "you can basically make it a competition for the affection or for the attention of major world powers or leading world powers that would otherwise overlook Brazil's position on a particular issue."

BRICS, Summit, South, Africa, 2018! (Left to right) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Russian President Vladimir Putin and then-Brazilian President Michel Temer pose for a group picture during the 10th BRICS summit on July 26, 2018 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. South Africa's most populous city against hosts the BRICS summit in 2023, after each of the other four members hosted gatherings, three of which were virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mike Hutchings/POOL/AFP/Getty Images

Speaking on the same call, CSIS Africa Program director Mvemba Phezo Dizolele highlighted the importance of the host nation itself, saying BRICS membership "strengthened the position of South Africa among non-aligned countries" at a polarizing time in global geopolitics.

"Non-aligned countries have absolutely been at odds at least with Western countries, particularly ideologically because they do not want to align either with the Russians or with the United States and allies," Dizolele said.

A key goal for the summit's participants "will be discussing their disillusionment with U.S. leadership or at least the U.S.-led coalition around the world and how that world order is affecting adversely the countries of the Global South," he said, noting that "this will be a time when they will be seeking an alternative to that power."

The phenomenon of a competition among major powers to court the Global South was also observed by Mrityunjay Tripathi, a research fellow at the New Delhi-based Public Policy Research Center who previously served as part of India's delegation to the 2018 BRICS Youth Summit in South Africa.

"U.S. attempts to engage the Global South will only benefit the region, as the U.S. will act as a balancing power in the region dominated by China," Tripathi told Newsweek. "This competition will only benefit the developing economies and the multipolarity of the BRICS will ensure that region remains free and open to all."

Here, he said that "the presence of India adds credibility to BRICS and assures the West that India will act as a balancing power in the alliance that consists of Russia and China."

While New Delhi and Washington have strengthened ties in recent years, this does not mean total alignment in their positions. Tripathi argued that the trends apparent in the summit and context surrounding it show that Washington was on the backfoot in this competition over developing nations.

BRICS, Business, Forum, meets, in, South, Africa! (From left to right) Shaogang Zhang, vice chair of China's Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Onkar Singh Kanwar, chair of the BRICS Business Council's India chapter, Sergei Katyrin, chair of the BRICS Business Council's Russia chapter, José Serrador, chair of the BRICS Business Council's Brazil chapter, Busi Mabuza, chair of the BRICS Business Council's South Africa chapter, and Nozipho Tshabalala, CEO of the Conversation Strategist, attend a panel discussion during the 2023 BRICS Business Forum in Sandton, north of Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 22. Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images

"The growing interest in BRICS does suggest that the U.S.' attempts to assert influence, particularly across the Global South, have not always produced desired results," Tripathi said. "The rise of BRICS is indicative of a shift in power dynamics from the traditionally Western-dominated world order to a more multipolar global scenario."

A key part of this shift identified by Tripathi was not only expansion, but the vision of "instituting a common currency," something that "further solidifies the group's commitment to long-term sustainable progress of the Global South."

"A common currency will not only boost intra-BRICS trade," he added," but also eliminate the high dollar conversion costs of international transactions."

Shen Shiwei, a journalist and analyst with a background in Chinese business dealings in Africa and the Middle East, argued that "the only thing that can beat the U.S. dollar is the dollar itself, driven by weaponization from Washington."

"The global trend of increasing the use of multiple currencies, instead of fully relying on U.S. dollars, is not a new idea," Shen told Newsweek. "Three decades ago, the euro was created in part because the majority of the EU wanted to move away from its deep reliance on the U.S. dollar."

"The dollar is still essential to global investments and trade," he added, "but the process of de-dollarization is accelerating, mainly because its weaponization has caused an erosion of confidence and alerted emerging economies to take actions to safeguard economic security."

People walk past a banner outside the venue for the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Sandton, Johannesburg, on August 20. The BRICS countries, an acronym of the five members Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, meet for three days for a summit in Johannesburg from August 22-24. Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images

The U.S. dollar continues to command a significant lead against competitors, comprising some 59 percent of the world's foreign exchange reserves. The euro constitutes around 20 percent, with other currencies such as the Japanese yen, the United Kingdom's pound sterling and the Chinese renminbi in the single digits.

Still, a number of countries, particularly members of BRICS, have called for conducting bilateral trade in their own national currencies, and the idea of a common currency has been increasingly put forth. In April, Lula delivered an impassioned speech at the New Development Bank headquarters in which he railed against the notion that "all countries are forced to do their trade backed by the dollar."

The message has continued to gain traction among existing and prospective BRICS members.

"But that doesn't mean BRICS is anti-West," Shen said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses BRICS summit in South Africa, August 22, 2023. © Sputnik/Grigory Sysoev

He argued that "the zero-sum game narrative developed in the West that the BRICS was created as competition to the G7 or the Global North is very misleading."

The G7, officially the Group of Seven, is a bloc consisting of the world's largest developed economies, including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States and the U.K., with participation from the European Union as well. The G7 existed as the G8 until 2014, when it was expelled due to its role in the first major outbreak of conflict in Ukraine.

"All BRICS members have important political and economic cooperation with the G7 countries," Shen said. "More importantly, BRICS doesn't want to copy the Western hegemony in mentality and reality, which has brought too many problems to the Global South."

As opposed to the G7, "the BRICS mechanism has met the demands of the Global South, especially marginalized countries, to advance a collective agenda and push the building of a more inclusive, representative, just and fair global architecture," Shen argued.

"BRICS is not an exclusive club or small circle," he added, "but a big family of good partners."

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Bennett University to Host Global AI Summit 2024 in Greater Noida

Bennett University’s School of Computer Science Engineering and Technology is set to host the Global AI Summit 2024, an international conference focused on artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. Scheduled from September 4th to 6th, 2024, the event will take place at the university’s advanced campus in Greater Noida, India. The summit aims to foster discussions on cutting-edge AI research, practical applications, and future trends, attracting a global audience of thought leaders, researchers, industry professionals, and AI enthusiasts.

With participation from over 25 countries, the summit promises to be a premier event in AI discourse. More than 45 keynote addresses will be delivered by renowned academics and industry experts, offering diverse perspectives on AI’s transformative potential across various sectors, including education, healthcare, and finance.

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─ •✧ WILLIAM'S YEAR IN REVIEW : 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 ✧• ─

𝟑 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 : The Prince of Wales released a statement ahead of his trip to South Africa for the fourth annual Earthshot Awards. He departed from Heathrow Airport for South Africa. It was announced that Earthshot Awards had led to the creation of 650 jobs in Cape Town & contributed to their creative industries.

𝟒 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 : William arrived at Cape Town International Airport and was received by the British High Commissioner to the Republic of South Africa (Antony Philipson). Afterwards, he joined Young Environmentalists participating in the inaugural Earthshot Prize Climate Leaders Youth Programme. He then visited the Atlas Foundation at Ocean View Secondary School.

𝟓 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 : William met Rangers and Mayine e-Africa volunteers at Table Mountain National Park. He shot a Q&A video with Robert Irwin at Signal Hill. Later, he was received by the President of the Republic of South Africa (Cyril Ramaphosa) at his residence. The UK & Soth Africa delegation held a Bilateral Meeting. Afterwards, he attended Conservation Roundtable Meeting at Portside Tower. William attended the Earthshot+ Summit. Finally, William attended the United for Wildlife Global Summit, and announced the "Ranger Welfare and Standards Initiative" to provide rangers access to in-service & medical evacuation insurance cover, and training and leadership development opportunities.

𝟔 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 : The Prince of Wales held a Meeting with Finalists of the 2024 Earthshot Prize Awards at Kirstenbosch Gardens. He held a Meeting with Prince Rahim Aga Khan. Afterwards, he attended a Founding Partners' Lunch at Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa. William then attended a final rehearsal and gave an Interview to the BBC. In the evening, William attended the Earthshot Prize Awards at the Earthshot Prize Dome. Finally, he attended an Earthshot Prize Thank You Reception.

𝟕 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 : William visited the National Sea Rescue Institute in Cape Town. Afterwards, he visited Abalobi - a 2023 Earthshot Prize finalist and took part in a traditional fish braai lunch. He met will wishers during a walkabout. Subsequently he attended a Seaweed Innovation Showcase at the Portside Tower. Finally, William departed Cape Town International Airport for the United Kingdom.

𝟖 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 : He arrived at Heathrow Airport in London from South Africa. William gave an Interview to the press on the conclusion of his trip to Cape Town. Kensington Palace marked Lady Louise's Birthday.

𝟗 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 : The Prince and Princess of Wales attended the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall. Kensington Palace released a 2024 Earthshot Prize short film documenting William's visit to Cape Town.

𝟏𝟎 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 : The Prince and Princess attended the Remembrance Day Service of Remembrance and laid a wreath at the Cenotaph. Afterwards, he took the salute at the March Past of Ex-Servicemen and Civilian Organisations on Horse Guards Parade. A new portion of William's Interview in South Africa was released.

𝟏𝟐 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 : William held an Investiture.

𝟏𝟑 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 : William held a Reception at Windsor Castle.

𝟏𝟒 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 : William was received by the Lord-Lieutenant of Belfast (Dame Fionnuala Jay-O'Boyle) at Simon Community. He visited The Foyer. Afterwards, he met representatives of the Northern Ireland Creative Industries and young people learning screen industry skills at Ulster University where he was received by Deputy Lieutenant of Belfast (Mr. Shane Quinn). Kensington Palace marked The King's Birthday.

𝟏𝟗 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 : The Prince of Wales attended the Diplomatic Corps Reception.

𝟐𝟎 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 : William visited Cyfannol Women's Aid in Newport. Later, he was received by the Lord-Lieutenant of Gwent (Robert Aitken) at the Nelson Trust. Subsequently, the Homewards Newport Coalition published the "Newport Women’s Joint Strategic Needs Assessment" Report. The Prince of Wales became Co-Patron of the 'Jewel of Arabia Expedition' along with Crown Prince HH Theyazin bin Haitham of Oman.

𝟐𝟐 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 : The Prince of Wales was received by Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London (Stuart Shilson) at the launch of Jewel of Arabia Expedition at the Royal Geographical Society. He was joined by the Crown Prince of Oman. William appeared in a video message to mark the 5th Anniversary of National Emergencies Trust.

𝟐𝟔 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 : William visited the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards at Salisbury Plain in his role as Colonel-in-Chief.

𝟐𝟕 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 : He attended the Tusk Conservation Awards at the Savoy.

𝟐𝟖 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 : William and Catherine released a personal statement offering their condolences on the passing of Liz Hatton.