The then Duke and Duchess of Cambridge toured Belize, Jamaica, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean earlier this year in a complicated and controversial tour.

And despite a jam-packed schedule in Boston focused on environmental protection, climate change, and saving the planet, other news has taken center stage. On a flight from London to Boston, albeit on a commercial plane in line with the Earthshot Prize's environmentally conscious mission, William's godmother, Susan Hussey, attended a Buckingham Palace reception hosted by Queen Camilla on Tuesday aimed at combating violence against women News broke that she was resigning after disturbing allegations of racism from domestic abuse activist Ngozi Fulani. Fulani, who attended the event as a representative of Sista Space, was repeatedly asked racist questions by "Lady SH." (On Twitter, Fulani was asked by "Lady SH" "What nationality are you?" Where are you really from?" He said he was asked questions such as "What is your nationality?" Where are you really from?" ("Where do your people come from?" and "What part of Africa are you from?")

In a statement, the Palace said the royal members resigned and apologized because of the "unacceptable and deeply regrettable remarks" made. A spokesman for the Crown Prince and Princess said, "We were truly disappointed to hear of our guest's experience. Racism has no place in our society. Such remarks are unacceptable and the person was right to step down immediately."

The spokesperson added that William is aware of the situation and supports the actions taken.

Wednesday's visit continued as planned, with a welcome at Boston's City Hall, where William and Catherine attended a local Boston Celtics and Miami Heat basketball game that evening.

The itinerary for Thursday's visit to Boston included visits at three locations in the city. First, the group visited the Greentown Lab in Somerville to learn how it is helping to combat the climate crisis. In the afternoon, they visited Boston Harbor to learn how climate change is affecting Boston and its coastline. But the headline of the day, intentional or not, was the release of the trailer for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Netflix documentary (titled simply "Harry & Meghan").

"For them to do this on the first or second day of the Crown Prince and Princess' visit to the U.S. for the Earthshot Awards shows how much they wanted to hijack that publicity," royal expert Jonathan Sacerdoti told Us Weekly. 'They will do whatever it takes to get as much publicity as possible. They will jump on his own brother's trip to promote these environmental awards to steal that limelight and get more attention."

Friday's schedule includes a visit by Princess Catherine to Harvard University and Princess William to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum before the main event, the Earthshot Awards ceremony on Friday evening. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu told People that she was impressed and inspired by the Cambridge couple's activities.

"They are delightful and generous with their time," she said. They are very, very interested in all of us being connected in different ways for the greater mission of helping to restore and repair the planet."