Prince William shares unseen photos of himself and Princess Diana
Ahead of his new documentary on ending homelessness, Prince William has shared previously unseen photos of himself and his mother, Princess Diana, via The Passage – a charity focussed on building a world where everybody has a home.
The series of images were posted on The Passage's Instagram account and show a young William and his mother, along with Prince Harry, visiting The Passage's centre and chatting with guests, along with the future king playing chess.
Captioning the post, The Passage wrote: "This Wednesday, The Passage will feature in a two-part @itv and @itvxofficial documentary following our Royal Patron, Prince William’s new initiative – @homewardsuk 🎬.
"Prince William: We Can End Homelessness will give an exclusive, behind the scenes look at the first year of this five-year programme; whilst presenting our shared mission to change perceptions and demonstrate that it is possible to end homelessness. Our Chief Executive, Mick Clarke commented: 'For William this is personal. He has a long history of involvement on this issue, back to when his mother took him to The Passage when he was 11… That is where the genesis of @HomewardsUK came from.'."
Ahead of the show's release, Prince William has also spoken about how spending time at The Passage in his youth – and throughout adulthood – has shaped his world view and inspired him to take on the cause of ending homelessness, saying, "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."
He added (when addressing the criticism he's faced for taking up this mission given his immense privilege), "I think if I answered every critic, I'd be here all day. But you know, criticism drives you forward. I think it's right to question but I think, ultimately, we are pushing forward to deliver change and hope and optimism into a world that frankly has had very little of it for a long time.
"I hope I can bring something that’s not been done before."
Prince William: We Can End Homelessness is on ITV1 on 30 and 31 October at 9pm
You Might Also Like
