Prince William remembers his first eye-opening trip to a homeless shelter with his mum Princess Diana (when he was just a small kid)
In the early-90s Prince William went to The Passage – a london-based shelter where his caring mother showed him a world very different from royal life. “I was kinda nervous and didnt know what to expect; but my mum did her thing making everyone feel good with her jokes and warm attitude‚“ he says.
His current work shows how that day stuck with him: about a year ago he started a five-year project called “Homewards“ which aims to help people without homes. The numbers show why its needed; more than 178‚000 households dont have proper homes in England right now (which is way more than last year)
I was living on the street last night
The young prince played chess and talked with people at the shelter that day – a memory that changed everything: “When youre small you only see whats in front of you; meeting these people gave me a whole new view of life.“ The full story will be shown on tv next week (oct 30-31)