A young Prince William has been photographed smiling alongside his mother Princess Diana in never-before-seen footage from a visit to The Passage in 1993.
The photos of the Prince of Wales, now 42, were released ahead of his new ITV documentary, Prince William: We Can End Homegiving, which airs next week.
In the pictures, a fresh-faced William joins his mother for a visit to Westminster-based homeless charity The Passage in December 1993.
William, then 11 years old, can be seen handing out Christmas presents, playing chess and listening intently as his mother talks to those at the shelter.
He also seemed cheerful after helping with Christmas dinner, posing for a photo with the shelter’s cooks.
A young Prince William has been photographed smiling alongside his mother Princess Diana in never-before-seen footage from a visit to The Passage in 1993.
Footage of the Prince of Wales, now 42, has been released ahead of his new ITV documentary, Prince William: We Can End Homegiving.
In a preview clip from the new documentary, William revealed that his mother “inspired” him to campaign to end homelessness.
The heir to the throne said: ‘I’ve slowly tried to figure out what I can bring to the role and platform I have.
“I’ve been inspired and guided by some of what my mother did, particularly with the homeless.”
He previously revealed his visits to The Passage, where he is now royal patron, as a child left a “deep and lasting impression” on him, praising the work they do as “life-changing”.
ITV’s exclusive documentary shows the first year of its campaign to end homelessness.
The future king has set out to make rough sleeping, couch surfing and temporary accommodation a thing of the past in his ambitious five-year program called Homewards, funded by the prince and the Royal Foundation.
It will include stories from people who are currently homeless or have previously been homeless.
Well-known program advocates and people leading projects across the UK will also take part.
William, then 11 years old, can be seen handing out Christmas presents, playing a game of chess (pictured) and listening intently as his mother talks to those at the shelter.
He also seemed cheerful after helping with Christmas dinner, posing for a photo with the shelter’s cooks.
Prince William says he has “no agenda” other than helping people in new clip for his ITV documentary
The Prince of Wales has always been passionate about ending homelessness and will be selling the Big Issue with seller Dave Martin in 2022.
In a preview clip previously released by ITV, William said he has “no agenda” other than helping people in their mission to end homelessness.
Dressed casually in a blue button-down shirt, William addressed the question of whether he is the “right person” to address the issue in a candid moment on the new show.
He was asked: ‘There will be some people who will wonder if you are the right person to lead this project and its efforts to end homelessness. How would you respond to that?
The prince responded: “I think the fact that everyone has the right to a safe and stable home benefits us all.” I come with no agenda other than to desperately try to help people who need it.
And I see it as part of my role. Why else would I be here if I didn’t use this role properly to influence and help people where I can?
‘And I like big challenges! I like that, but I can’t do it alone.’
Director Leo Burley said: “Over the past year we have spent time following Prince William and the Royal Foundation through the first year of the Homewards programme.
‘We’ve heard some incredibly moving stories from people across the country facing homelessness.
Prince William has revealed that he was inspired and “guided” by his mother, Princess Diana, in his work to end homelessness.
ITV’s exclusive documentary shows the first year of its campaign to end homelessness.
Speaking at a preview of his upcoming ITV documentary Prince William: We Can End Homegiving, the Prince of Wales showed the behind-the-scenes journey of his Homewards campaign.
Pictured: The Prince of Wales during a visit to Tillydrone Community Campus, Aberdeen, to highlight how united community support services can improve early intervention and prevent homelessness, June 27, 2023.
Pictured: The Prince of Wales during a visit to the East Belfast Mission at the Skainos Centre, Belfast, as part of his UK tour to launch the Homewards project.
“From homeless people on the streets of Newport to families living in temporary accommodation in Sheffield and young homeless people in Aberdeen, the documentary paints a picture of homelessness across the UK today, working with many people who never expected to experience life without a place to call home.
“Everyone we have filmed with has welcomed the attention that Prince William and Homewards are bringing to the UK’s homelessness crisis.”
Prince William has always been passionate about the issue of homelessness and is the royal patron of charity The Passage, after visiting one of its shelters with his mother when he was 11.
In 2009 he spent a night sleeping rough to understand the plight of homelessness at Christmas and has joined a Big Issue seller in presenting for the last two years running.
Homewards brings together a range of organizations to develop solutions in Newport, South Wales, three neighboring Dorset towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch, the South London borough of Lambeth, Belfast, Aberdeen and Sheffield.
Prince William: We Can End Homelessness airs October 30 and 31 at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX, STV and STV Player.
