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Daily MailPrince William won the hearts of New Yorkers and tourists when he shook their hands while on his visit to the city today. The Prince of Wales visits the New York Fire Department 's Ten House Fire Station, home to Engine Company 10 and Ladder Company 10, to highlight the work of the city's first responders and hear about their experiences working in the city, during his two-day visit to New York Prince William met with Prince Albert of Monaco in New York this evening as the pair joined forces at the Earthshot Summit The Prince of Wales, 41, opted for a classic suit and skinny tie as he met with his fellow royal to learn how various world leaders are tackling environmental issues Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates joined Prince William to discuss climate change William speaks during the second Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit in New York City William spoke to crowds about innovation and ways to reduce waste The future King laughed on stage during the talk Later he will sit down for talks with UN secretary general Antonio Guterres as the 78th session of the UN General Assembly begins. Prince William met with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres at United Nations headquarters in New York City on Monday Despite the grey skies and rain William waded into the East River from a small beach and put some oysters into the water on Monday William changed into a suit for his meeting with Guterres at the UN Headquarters yesterday On Governor's Island William met schoolchildren who are studying marine biology and talk with employees of the Billion Oyster Project The Prince of Wales signed a book while meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the United Nations Headquarters He was due to see the giant pile of oyster shells that are donated by 75 restaurants in New York rather than being sent to landfill sites. William, who flew commercial and was travelling without the Princess of Wales, went straight from the airport to Governor's island, which sits in New York Harbour At Governor's island he was due to learn about the Billion Oyster Project, which aims to make the waters around New York clean by putting a billion oyster shells in them by 2035 to act as natural filters This is William's first visit to New York since 2014 and was postponed from last year due to the death of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II William set off on a boat with executive director and co founder of Billion Ouster Project Pete Malinowski The Prince was due to see the giant pile of oyster shells that are donated by 75 restaurants in New York rather than being sent to landfill sites 'He is very much looking forward to being back in New York this week and hopefully meeting as many New Yorkers as possible' On the trip William is scheduled to visit a fire station in Manhattan and meet with first responders and talk about mental health - his trip is just a week after the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The Prince of Wales can be seen chuckling as he speaks with children as he visits Billion Oyster Project The Prince talks with members of the project as he walks along the New York foreshore Prince of Wales interacts with others from the Billion Oyster Project to learn more about their work to revitalize New York's waterways William stands up to his waist in the water as he mucks in - putting in oysters in a bid to clean the waterway William was in Boston last year to announce the winners of the 2022 Earthshot Prize The Prince of Wales meets Pete Malinowski - executive director and co founder of Billion Oyster Project William is in the US announce the 15 finalists for this year's Earthshot Prize, which awards companies and projects focusing on climate solutions William is also meeting UN Secretary General António Guterres during the week where the UN General Assembly is meeting On the trip William is scheduled to visit a fire station in Manhattan and meet with first responders and talk about mental health - his trip is just a week after the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.