PRINCE William recreated an emotional scenic picture featuring his mother, Princess Diana.

Wills posed on a visit to the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro.

He paused for a quiet moment of reflection at the exact spot where the late Princess of Wales posed in 1991, during a six day tour the country with the then Prince Charles.

William followed in his mother’s footsteps as he travelled to the summit of the Corcovado Mountain in Rio to marvel at the 98 feet tall monument.

Speaking to the travelling media a Kensington Palace spokesperson, the Prince has loved meeting so many people from across Rio over the last few days. He’s been incredibly struck by the number of people who fondly remember his mother’s visit to this beautiful city.

At the summit, which was closed off to the public for the Prince’s 45 minute visit, William looked over the stunning Guanabara Bay, before turning to recreate his mother’s picture.

William was taken to the chapel at the base of the statue by Padre Omar Raposo, The Guardian of The Sanctuary, Christ The Redeemer.
Ahead of the fifth instalment of William’s Earthshot Prize awards tonight, William also met the 15 finalists hopeful of landing five £1million prizes to upscale their planet saving ideas.

The Prince spoke to them about their experience of the Earthshot Prize Finalist Programme, the project running alongside the Prize to support each of the finalists for a year in their bid to market their innovations.

The prince spent time with British finalist Adam Root, founder and CEO of Matter, whose invention removes microplastics from water pumped out by washing machines and industrial units, preventing them from reaching the ocean.

William told him he was planning on installing his innovative filters to remove microplastics in the washing machines across the royal palaces.

William said: “An amazing idea. We’ll pay full price!”

“We can definitely do that,” Adam said.

Adam from Essex developed the filter at his mother-in-law’s dining table, supported by a £250 grant from The Prince’s Trust, now The King’s Trust, to begin building his invention.

The business started off building filters for household washing machines, but has since raised more than £15m for its work and employs about 45 people.