Prince William says Kate ‘wishes she was here’ on his final day of South African tour while flanked by Winnie Harlow and Heidi Klum

The Prince of Wales enjoyed a braai lunch with A-list supermodels in South Africa today, as he spoke of his love of Cape Town and revealed his wife would ‘love to have been there’.
William, 42, rubbed shoulders with Heidi Klum, Winnie Harlow and Billie Porter as he told the crowd: ‘I love Cape Town, I’ve had the most amazing week here, I’ve really enjoyed it. I don’t want to go!’

He added: ‘My children would love to be here, so would Catherine.’

Earlier, he received a jar of jam months after his sister-in-law Meghan began gifting her friends with exactly the same item.

William gratefully accepted the jar of sour fig jam while meeting fishermen in Kalk Bay Harbour, Cape Town, the morning after his Earthshot Awards ceremony.

Beaming while he took the jam in his hand, William inadvertently made a nod to the Duchess of Sussex’s American Riviera Orchard lifestyle brand, which was first unveiled via jars of strawberry jam Meghan gifted to her glamorous Montecito friends.

However, amid trademark battles as the Duchess, 42, struggles to get the brand off the ground, American Riviera Orchard and its sweet products have gone quiet since the launch in March.

William said he woke up feeling ’emotional’ the day after the Earthshot awards ceremony and ‘excited’ about how well it had gone.

Joining presenters Heidi Klum, Winnie Harlow, Billy Porter and Tobe Nwigwe for a traditional South African Braai, or barbecue, at Kalk Bay in Cape Town, William told them: ‘I really appreciate all your support,’ to which Winnie relied: ‘It was an honour.’

William said: ‘I woke up this morning feeling quite emotional and excited.’

Heidi Klum, who presented one of the Earthshot awards the night before, said: ‘I was emotional on the stage.’

William had travelled by boat to picturesque fishing village of Kalk Bay on the final day of his four day visit to Cape Town to see the work of Abalobi, a 2023 Earthshot prize finalist which works with local fishermen to categorise and track their hauls.

He was met with shouts of ‘We love you, William’ and met Abalobi co-founder Serge Raemaekers who introduced the Prince to local fishermen and a team of fisherwomen involved in the Abalobi monitoring programme.