Prince William appears to be getting the attention of A-listers more than Meghan Markle as the future king received high praise for his work. The Prince of Wales, who strongly advocates for protecting the natural environment and finding solutions to alleviate climate change on Earth, had previously criticised Star Trek alum William Shatner for a very controversial space mission funded by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
The future King had said that resources should have been used "trying to repair this planet, not trying to find the next place to go and live". However, that critique has not affected Shatner's feelings about William and his Earthshot Prize, which he praises. "I admire the work he's doing and I just wish more people would do it," the Captain Kirk actor told Hello!, noting that he had never reached out to the royal himself.
Neither has William made direct contact. Shatner expressed that, being the oldest man to go into space at 90, it had been a "life-changing experience" but he returned with the "strongest feelings of guilt". He added that space exploration can actually help find ways to remove pollution from Earth, noting his own concerns about global warming.
The actor, who starred in the Voice of the Planet TV series, is himself concerned about the environment and has spoken about global warming. "In my opinion, saying that global warming doesn't exist is like saying, 'I'm not going to die'. Global warming is happening," he said. It would be interesting to see the collaboration happen, even with differing ideas, but with one shared goal to protect the Earth.