Prince William Mentioned Important Princess Diana Moment Shared With Prince Harry

Prince Harry may frequently speak of his brother Prince William during interviews and public appearances, but William has kept any mention of him to a minimal. However, the Prince of Wales surprised fans when he reflected on a childhood memory he shared with brother Harry in a clip from his Oct. 26 documentary on homelessness.

Prince William Shares The One Experience That Inspired His Passion To Eradicate Homelessness In The UK

Princess Diana was known for her zeal to help disadvantaged people, and this drive saw her introducing her children to some of her dearest causes at a young age.

William’s first taste of the true meaning of homelessness happened when his mother took him and brother Harry to The Passage, a U.K. charity supporting those experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

“My mother took me to The Passage; she took Harry and I both there. I must have been 11 at the time, maybe 10. I had never been to anything like that before, and I was a bit anxious about what to expect,” William recalls.

Describing his mother’s natural quality of making everyone feel at ease, she said, “My mother went about her usual, making everyone feel relaxed, having a laugh and joking with everyone,” he says. “I remember at the time kind of thinking, ‘Well, if everyone doesn’t have a home, they’re all going to be really sad.’ But it was incredible how happy an environment it was.”

Prince William Shares Experience That Made Him Grasp the Concept of Homelessness For the First Time

He then remembered how the experience opened his mind to the concept of homelessness.
“I remember having some good conversations, playing chess, chatting and that’s when it dawned on me that there were other people out there who don’t have the same life as you do.

You know, when you’re quite small, you just think life is what you see in front of you and you don’t really have concept to look elsewhere. It’s when you meet people, as I did then, who put a different perspective in your head and say, ‘Well, I was living on the street last night,’ and you’re like, ‘Woah.’ I remember that happening.”

In 2019, William joined The Passage as its patron, after returning on several different occasions since his first visit with his mother as a young boy.

In the documentary, William shared his hopes and beliefs that homelessness is something that has no place in modern Britain.

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