Prince William is quite the working dad! He attended yetanother engagement on Thursday night, this time leading the celebration for theconservation charity Tusk Trust at Windsor Castle. Swapping diaper duty for dapper duty, the32-year-old left wife Kate Middleton at home with newborn Princess Charlotte and donned a tuxedo for the event held at his grandmother Queen Elizabeth'scastle.
Although he came solo, the Duke of Cambridge hadplenty of company with 300 guests in attendance including singer KatherineJenkins and British comedian Rory Bremner. Katherine, who isexpecting her first child, has performed for members of the royal family on anumber of occasions, but this time was able to introduce her American husbandto the Prince. Katherine and Andrew Levitas looked delighted as they spent time talkingto new dad-of-two William at the 25th anniversarycelebrations of the Tusk Trust.
In animpassioned speech, the Prince told his guests that the charity is as muchabout helping "the great charismatic animals that roam Africa, theelephants, rhino, lions and so on…" as it is "the people of Africawho must be cared for too."
"Iam hugely proud to be Royal Patron of Tusk Trust – a position I've now had forten years, longer than any other position I've held bar one," he said,praising the charity, led by CEO Charlie Mayhew, for raising "£25millionin 25 years in support of over 100 projects, protecting 36 different endangeredand critically endangered species."
He went on to say that the charity has "builtand refurbished 30 schools, now attended by over 72,000 children" and"Tusk has supported 450 game guards in 30 conservancies."
William hoped to raise even more money for theanniversary year and joked with guests that special wine vintages had beenchosen "that encourage generous donations, so please don't prove themwrong."
Conservation is one cause that has been close toWilliam's heart since leaving the military. He launched United for Wildlife in2014 and is instilling his love of animals in his son Prince George evendecorating his room with an African theme.
"I'll have toy elephants and rhinos around theroom," William told CNN in 2013. "We'll cover it in, you know, lotsof bushes and things like that. [We'll] make him grow up as if he's in thebush."
The event was part of a busy week for William whoalso handed outawards on behalf of the Queen, met withEngland's women's soccer team and flew to Switzerland for his othercharity United for Wildlife.
The Prince is set to spend the next week off withKate and his two children before returning to his job as an air ambulancepilot on June 1.