Prince Harry arrives in China on unannounced trip to promote sustainable tourism

The Duke of Sussex has travelled to Shanghai, , in support of his environmental initiative Travalyst, which he founded in 2019. Despite the unannounced travel plans, the Duke of Sussex spoke at the Trip.com Group's Envision 2025 Summit and

In his speech at the event, Harry spoke, urging the Asia-Pacific travel industry to support sustainable travel and tourism. Harry's speech came after the release of Travalyst's Five-Year Milestone Report, where the organisation highlighted travellers' power to drive positive changes.

His appearance in China has come just as his estranged father, King Charles, , which has been dubbed as a sign of strength and support for the country amid a war of words with Donald Trump.

During his address to the Envision 2025 Global Partner Conference today, Harry told the travel industry it needed to work together to achieve climate change targets before the 2030 deadline. He also added that the Asia-Pacific region is "strongly positioned to do this".

Speaking at the conference, he said: "Climate change isn't just an environmental challenge - it's a critical business emergency, costing the global economy $143 billion dollars annually.

"Now is the moment for the industry to reaffirm its commitment to being a force for good. Challenges will undoubtedly rise, but if there's one thing I've learned in my life, it's that meaningful change never comes easily. The true measure of our commitment is how we respond when the path becomes difficult. We must never give up."

Harry's trip comes following reports that Harry will be launching his own commercial venture in the next few months. In recent months, Meghan has launched her lifestyle brand 'As Ever' and , after the couple are pursuing different career paths based on their own interests.

A source told the Mail On Sunday: "Harry is unkindly described as the 'spare' to Meghan's endeavours. In reality, he has been giving her the space to flourish. Now it is his time to throw himself into exciting new work. Invictus will always come first, but he has also been working on commercial ideas of his own."

As Harry traveled to Shanghai, his wife Meghan and daughter , which Meghan posted to her Instagram story set to the tune of The Archies' hit 'Sugar, Sugar'.

It also comes as Harry's father, King Charles, and Queen Camilla , marking the first time that Charles has been on Canadian soil since he became King and head of state of the country. Tomorrow, he will attend the country's state opening of parliament.