Prince Charles visited a renovated old telephone exchange and met a group of international students today during a series of missions in Cambridge.
The 73-year-old Prince of Wales unveiled a plaque at the low-carbon Entopia building, the new home of the Cambridge University Institute for Sustainability Leadership.
Even with solar panels on the roof, it was a telephone exchange from the 1930s before it was renovated.
A Cambridge University graduate himself, the prince met international students at King’s College, who received a fellowship from the Prince of Wales, before visiting the Whittle Laboratory to learn more about zero networking work in aviation.
The Prince of Wales, Crown Founding Patron of the University of Cambridge’s Sustainability Leadership Institute, presents a plaque next to CEO Clare Shine as she visits CISL’s new headquarters, the Entopia Building, during a visit to the city of Cambridge.
Professor Rob Miller (fourth from left), Director of the Charles and Whittle Laboratory in Aerothermal Engineering, with the Prince of Wales on a tour of the Whittle Laboratory
The Prince of Wales (centre) tours the Whittle Laboratory in Cambridge. Even with solar panels on the roof, it was a telephone exchange from the 1930s before it was renovated.
Prince of Wales sees a Lotus-designed bicycle while touring Whittle Lab
Prince met seven international students on scholarships at King’s College.
Since 2010, Charles has been the patron of the Cambridge Commonwealth, European and International Trust, which supports international students from Commonwealth member states wishing to study at Cambridge.
He took the time to talk to the students, discuss their work, and even joke with them.
Paul Muiru, a student from Kenya, who holds a PhD in history, said: ‘Do you join the wonderful Kenyan tradition of running?
“Always win all marathons.
“Incredible, incredible.”
Charles is pictured with Professor Rob Miller, director of the Whittle Laboratory (left), during his visit to the Whittle Laboratory.
Charles meets staff at the Whittle lab where he learned about net zero aviation
Mr. Muiru, 40, later said it was “very exciting” to meet the prince.
“I was nervous but it was such a beautiful, memorable moment,” she said.
“I am happy to meet the Prince.
“He’s so smart, I love him.”
“I was surprised at first when he walked in but when he started talking to us it was like a normal conversation,” said Vishaan Udandarao from India.
Happy Carlos! The royal family also met with Cambridge Trust students with Prince of Wales scholarships.
The Prince of Wales presents a plaque next to CEO Clare Shine (left) during his visit to Cambridge University’s Entopia Building
The 22-year-old, who has a master’s degree in machine learning, said, “It was really knowledgeable and also quite fun.
“He made me laugh, it was pretty fun talking to him.
“She knew a lot about her field and shared some anecdotes about my field.
“It’s nice that he’s so kind in speaking.”
At the University’s Whittle Laboratory, Charles was joined by business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng.
Mr. Kwarteng said it was “wonderful” to take the prince to visit “one of our country’s great learning destinations” to learn more about some of the amazing new zero-emission technologies currently being developed at Whittle Laboratory. . †
The Prince of Wales enters the solar roof section of the Entopia building (not pictured) during a visit to Cambridge.
Prince of Wales meets staff on tour of Whittle Laboratory in Cambridge
“We are determined to seize the economic opportunities of the global transition to greener aviation technologies that will help generate growth and thousands of jobs across the country.”
Professor Rob Miller, director of the Whittle Laboratory, said: “Achieving a climate-free aviation industry is one of the biggest challenges facing society.
‘Solving this requires a complex combination of technology, business, human behavior and politics.
“We’ve assembled a team of world-class academics and industry experts to meet this challenge.”
Source: Daily Mail
