William pays his tribute to 9/11 firefighter heroes... and goes for a jog in Central Park

PRINCE WILLIAM met firefighters from the first New York fire station on the scene on 9/11 - and encouraged them to talk about their mental health so that problems don't build up.

- Robert Jobson

For his final engagement in the city after his Earthshot Innovation Summit, William visited the Ten House Fire Station... after a jog in Central Park.

He asked the firefighters: "How do you guys feel about mental health, is it something you guys talk about? Is there still a stigma?" He then said it was important for them to speak about these issues so problems "don't build up" later.

The prince was keen to visit the station to highlight emergency workers, as he served as one himself between 2015 and 2017 with the East Anglian air ambulance and as an RAF search and rescue pilot, and has remained passionate about supporting the mental health and well-being of first responders.

He had earlier revealed how he couldn't resist joining New Yorkers on their morning jogs around Central Park.