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Prince William holds first talks with President Obama Prince William holds first talks with President Obama
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The Duke of Cambridge has met US President Barack Obama at the White House as part of a three-day visit.The Duke of Cambridge has met US President Barack Obama at the White House as part of a three-day visit.
Prince William held talks with President Obama in the Oval Office. Prince William held talks with President Obama in the Oval Office, in advance of the prince's speech to the World Bank on wildlife crime.
Later, the duke will address the World Bank on wildlife crime. Ahead of the speech, he wrote that the response to illegal wildlife trading must evolve "rapidly". President Obama said work to protect endangered species was "very important".
The prince and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, arrived in New York last night. The prince also joked with the president about the "chaos" surrounding the birth of Prince George.
Catherine is visiting a development centre in Harlem, before the couple attend an NBA basketball match. Wildlife speech
The duke is expected to tell the World Bank later that "some endangered species are now literally worth more than their weight in gold". Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, arrived in New York last night. He travelled to Washington alone while Catherine remained in New York.
At the White House, the prince told the president about his son's arrival, saying: "The excitement of the event and everything else was just chaos."
He also predicted a "busy year" in 2015, when Catherine is due to give birth to the royal couple's second child.
BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell said the prince had enjoyed access "most politicians can only dream about".
Ahead of his speech to the World Bank, the prince wrote a blog for the Huffington Post saying that the response to illegal wildlife trading must evolve "rapidly".
In his speech, he is expected to say that "some endangered species are now literally worth more than their weight in gold".
The prince is also set to describe the trade in elephant's tusks, rhino horns and other animal parts as "one of the most insidious forms of corruption and criminality in the world today".The prince is also set to describe the trade in elephant's tusks, rhino horns and other animal parts as "one of the most insidious forms of corruption and criminality in the world today".
Catherine has visited a development centre in Harlem, and the couple will attend an NBA basketball match later.
Ahead of the visit, Danny Lopez, the British consul general in New York, said there had been "incredible interest" in the royal couple.
He said there was "huge excitement" from people in the city.