Overview

• Prince William and the Princess of Wales made their first joint engagement after a seven‑week break, visiting the Natural History Museum’s transformed gardens in London.
• They joined pupils from Lewisham for pond‑dipping and met Manchester students creating habitats through the National Education Nature Park.
• The gardens operate as a multi‑habitat research site where environmental sensors and eDNA build a picture of urban biodiversity that informs conservation work.
• The National Education Nature Park, led by the museum with the Royal Horticultural Society and commissioned by the Department for Education, has engaged more than 7,500 schools, colleges and nurseries.
• Kensington Palace said the Wales family will move to Forest Lodge in Windsor Great Park later this year, with renovations under way funded by the couple.