Prince William Honored Princess Diana With a Secret Charity Visit Emily Dixon
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During his latest visits, he helped prepare and serve meals for people experiencing homelessness.
Prince William undertook some secret charity work near the end of 2020: In November, he volunteered with London charity The Passage, which supports homeless people in the capital, on three different occasions. William helped prepare and serve meals for people in emergency accommodation, the charity said in a news release.
William is royal patron of The Passage, a charity he was introduced to as a child by his mom, Princess Diana. As
People reports, William first visited the charity in December 1993 with Diana, and continued to visit in the following years. Reflecting on his relationship with the charity in 2016, he said, The visits I made as a child to this place left a deep and lasting impression upon me about how important it is to ensure that everyone in our society, e
The Duke reportedly made three secret visits to The Passage’s Resource Centre in Westminster, where he volunteered to pack food, prepare hot meals for those in emergency accommodation and talk to residents. He also visited Passage House Assessment Centre in Pimlico, and Montfort House in Bethnal Green.
It isn’t the first time that he has visited the centre. His first visit was as a child with his mother, the late Princess Diana, in 1993, and he has been back a number of times since. The Prince has previously said the charity left a ‘deep and lasting impression’ on him.
It’s thought he has visited the centre multiple times over the years with and without publicity, including Passage House Assessment Centre in Pimlico and Montfort House in Bethnal Green.
Whilst there, he shadowed other volunteers and helped to prepare hot meals for those in need while spreading some of his regal charm.
The father-of-three has previously spoken about his involvement in the scheme and what it meant to him. In 2016 he said: “The visits I made as a child to this place left a deep and lasting impression upon me.
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“About how important it is to ensure that everyone in our society, especially the poorest, are treated with respect, dignity and kindness, and are given the opportunities to fulfil their potential in life.”