Boston Celtics fans would have booed “virtually anyone who isn’t from Boston or doesn’t play for Boston,” said a royal fan who met Kate and Prince William at the game Wednesday night. The delighted royal spectator, who posts on social media under the alias “Royal Tea”, told Express.co.uk that meeting the future king and queen consort was something she “never thought would happen”.
The royal family enthusiast and PR guru, whose Twitter account @UKRoyalTea has more than 23,000 followers, said: “I have been an accidental royal spectator all my life. A group of friends and I had a sleepover to watch William and Catherine’s wedding, and I’ve followed them closely ever since.
“Seeing them in person, let alone shaking their hands, was something I never thought would happen since I live in the US and they come here so rarely.”
The enthusiastic royal fan who met Kate and William on the US side explained that she had traveled 35 minutes through pouring rain and “very bad traffic” to arrive at the TD Garden basketball stadium where the Miami Heat game was taking place – a journey that normally would have taken only ten minutes.
She added: “I think the US is an important market for them to reach, especially with global projects like the Earthshot Prize.
“Hopefully the visit will enhance the incredible green technology and nonprofits in the Boston area and reaffirm the city’s position as a leader in the fight against climate change.”
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The Bostonian admitted to “some boos” and chants of “USA!” when the Prince and Princess were shown on a giant screen — but she dismissed the neighing as typical behavior for Boston sports fans, claiming that Americans didn’t care about anti-monarchy sentiment.
She said: “I heard some boos and ‘USA’ chants, but there was just as much if not more cheering, which is a pretty standard welcome from Boston sports fans.
“They knew the environment they walked in and that some of our fans boo pretty much anyone who isn’t from Boston or doesn’t play for Boston.
“I think the turnout at the town hall, which was especially for them, shows how much enthusiasm there is in the city for their visit.”
When asked how appropriate an event a rowdy Boston Celtics game was to host members of the royal family, the royal fan said it was “a great choice” and would help the royals connect and engage new audiences. to speak.
Building on her PR expertise, she said: “I actually think the Celtics game was a good choice for them – it was accessible and fun and allowed them to be in town in a more casual way.
“I don’t think the ‘US’ chant had anything to do with anti-monarchy, most Americans don’t care about that, but they do like to express their pride in their own country.
“Earthshot was featured a lot during the game and was warmly received. For Earthshot to be successful, they need to appeal to a new audience and not just the people who follow them regularly.
“That’s the whole point of this visit, to increase the visibility of the awards and reach new people, which they did last night.”
It comes as Prince William and Kate are using their three-day visit to promote a cause close to their hearts by getting to know the city of Boston, including learning about how it is taking action to combat the impacts of climate change ahead of the Earthshot awards ceremony on Friday night, a Kensington Palace statement said.
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According to the Palace, the Earthshot Prize, inspired by President John F. Kennedy’s “Moonshot,” is an environmental award that aims to discover, celebrate and scale the best solutions to help restore the planet. At this year’s awards ceremony, the Prince and Princess will join activists, innovators, policymakers and artists to celebrate the 2022 cohort of fifteen global finalists before the five winners are presented.
On their first engagement, they joined Boston Mayor Michelle Wu for what was billed as a “very special event” to kick off the countdown to Friday’s Earthshot Prize Awards ceremony.
The Prince and Princess then gathered with Mayor Wu at Speaker’s Corner outside City Hall in downtown, where they formally kicked off the Earthshot celebrations that lit up Boston City Hall and landmarks in the city green.