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23-12-2025
LONDON: A touching gesture was provided for Prince William and Prince George as they were welcomed to a homeless shelter at the same charity the Prince of Wales visited with his mother, Princess Diana, 31 years ago.
George, 12, followed in the footsteps of his father with his visit to the homelessness charity Passage for a Christmas lunch last week.
A video shared by the Prince and Princess of Wales showed the young Prince putting on his apron, preparing Yorkshire puddings and hanging a decoration on a Christmas Tree.
Meanwhile his father was seen preparing a large pot of Brussel sprouts and cheerfully giving a shoulder massage to another volunteer.
In the video, Royal fans also noticed a touching gesture which had been made ahead of their arrival.
A selection of Aston Villa Christmas crackers had been provided for the tables, the football team supported by both William and George.
Mick Clarke, chief executive of The Passage, said: ‘George is a Villa fan. And, yeah, for my sins, I support Tottenham. So I was in no real position to joke about it.
‘I was mercilessly teased by the elder, by William, which tends to be a bit of a pattern. There is a lot of banter that goes on, which is great because I think he feels very, very relaxed here.’
During their visit, George was also able to sign the same page of the visitor’s book where William and Diana added their names in 1993.
Clarke described the visit as ‘a proud dad moment’ for William and a chance to tell his eldest son ‘that’s my mum’.
Clarke said that William, who was brought to The Passage aged 11 by Diana, introduced him to George and told his son: ‘This is the guy I was telling you about.’
Clarke, who showed the young prince around the St Vincent’s Centre in central London, told George about their No Night Out campaign, which aims to prevent someone from spending even one night on the streets by offering early support.
I said, you know, your dad’s been involved with The Passage for many, many years. Your grandma took him to The Passage when he was about your age and ‘what you’re going to be doing today is helping us prepare for our Christmas lunch, which is a really important day because it’s for people who perhaps won’t have a place that they can call home this Christmas.
‘I said, we’ve just got a number of different things for you to help us with. So, time to roll your sleeves up and get stuck in.
‘He was well up for it. Absolutely. Very much like his dad in terms of he just wanted to crack on, which was lovely.’
George got ‘stuck in’ as he helped to prepare the meal for the guests.
He also helped volunteers to create care packages, which were later distributed to those unable to attend the lunch. The young prince then helped decorate a tree which had been donated to the charity from Westminster Abbey following his mother Catherine’s annual carol service earlier this month.
William was reunited with the charity’s head chef, Claudette Dawkins, who has featured in a documentary with the prince.
Prince William first attended The Passage with his mother in 1993, but he and his brother Prince Harry were also both seen at the Centre with Diana as boys.
William was photographed playing chess, lending a hand in the kitchen and holding wrapped Christmas presents when he visited the charity.
Although Clarke was not present at the Diana visit, he has worked with William for many years at the charity. (Int’l Monitoring Desk)
