Prince William's surprising response when recently asked a direct question about Andrew

Prince William was asked about his uncle Andrew in an interview, and he had a surprising response to the question.

The Prince of Wales was in Brazil earlier this week, which combined royal diplomacy with environmental advocacy.

William attended COP30 while in the South American country, following in his father King Charles' footsteps, who has previously given several keynote speeches at COP.

William briefly spoke of his father and how he grew up learning about the importance of nature.

He said, as per BBC News: "I grew up with my father – the King – talking about the power of nature and the importance of harmony in the natural world. A subject he has championed for over five decades."

William went on: "It is a privilege to also represent him here today, as well as everyone else who has championed this cause, for so many years."

Prince William gave a speech at the COP30 UN climate conference in Belem, Brazil (Mauro Pimentel - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

While in Brazil to focus on climate change, it was inevitable that the prince would face questioning about his uncle Andrew.

In recent weeks, the King decided to strip his brother of all of his titles, including his Princedom, in the wake of his connections to Jeffrey Epstein.

In a statement released by the Royal Family, they said: "His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew.

"His lease on Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection to continue in residence. Formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease and he will move to alternative private accommodation. These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him."

In light of the dramatic change to the Royal Family, William was asked by CNN’s Christiane Amanpour about it.

Amanpour said: "Given the fact there's been a lot of change in your own family recently, you yourself have talked about this change. Just talk about that a little bit. Where do you see the change? What do you think needs to happen?"

Giving a diplomatic response, William replied: "I think the Earthshot Prize is a classic example of change. Rather than talk about it, we’re doing it. That’s where I want it to be."

William was indirectly asked about his uncle in an interview (Hannah McKay - WPA Pool /Getty Images)

"These people in here are the true action heroes of all time, and change will come by backing them, not by what I do," he added.

Nearly 2,500 nominees were submitted from 72 countries to receive the various Earthshot prizes this year.

There were then 15 finalists chosen, with five going on to be named as winners.