The royal circle is buzzing after a stunning revelation: Prince William is quietly planning to take 12-year-old Prince George to a London homeless shelter — retracing the exact footsteps Princess Diana took him through at age 11. After twenty years as Centrepoint’s patron, William is ready to pass Diana’s legacy to the next generation, teaching George the lesson that changed his own life forever: service before status. Insiders say this moment could shape the future king in ways no classroom ever could… but what does William want George to see — and why now?
Prince William plans to take son George to help the homeless ‘soon’ at London’s Centrepoint charity – 20 years after becoming patron having visited as a child with Princess Diana
He first learned of the harsh realities of life on the street after Princess Diana took him to a shelter when he was just 11-years-old.
From that moment, Prince William‘s commitment to ending the scourge of homeless has remained steadfast.
Indeed, it is now 20 years since he followed in his mother’s footsteps to become a patron of charity, Centrepoi
Now, to celebrate that milestone, The Mail on Sunday can reveal he is hoping to take his own son Prince George, 12, to meet and care for the homeless.
A Royal source said: ‘He talks to George, Charlotte and Louis about homelessness a lot. It’s something he’s incredibly passionate about.
‘He’s keen to take George to a homeless shelter soon to meet some of the brilliant people who inspired him to create Homewards, and the people who will ultimately be supported by it.’
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Prince of Wales’ Centrepoint patronage, he will be thrown a party by the charity on Tuesday.
There, he is to be presented with a specially commissioned chocolate cake created by Juliet Sear, the royal baker famed for making the towering confection featured in the Bruce Bogtrotter scene in Netflix’s Matilda the Musical in 2022.