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Also among Wednesday’s honorees were Jason De León, for his nonfiction book “Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling,” and Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, winning the translated literature category for “Taiwan Travelogue.”

“I find that children don’t think about what color you are, how old you are or what your background is,” she told The Times in 2004 upon being named a Grammy Award honoree.

At his event on Wednesday, Prince William spoke on the negative impacts of the wildlife trade and the “over-exploitation of nature,” and celebrated honorees who he said are helping combat environmental crises.

For its final season, the two-time Peabody and Spirit winner and three-time AFI honoree finally received Emmy recognition: five nominations, including for comedy series and a first nod for lead actor Woon-A-Tai.

The 78-year-old activist and philanthropist is a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, a Kennedy Center honoree and is the only woman to top the Billboard charts in seven consecutive decades.