Prince William posed in front of the Christ the Redeemer statue - the same spot his mother had stood in Rio - on day three of his trip to Brazil.

The usually packed tourist attraction - one of the New Seven Wonders Of The World - had been closed to the public to allow the Prince to meet this year's 15 Earthshot finalists and learn about their experiences and hopes for the future.

Image: Princess Diana, the Princess of Wales, stands in front of the world-famous statue, in Rio de Janeiro, on 25 April, 1991. Pic: AP

William is making a five-day visit to Brazil, his first to the South American country, to stage his Earthshot Prize , a global environmental competition to find solutions to "repair" the planet.

After posing for a photograph with the finalists on the steps in front of th

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