A young Prince William is pictured beaming next to 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, have been released ahead of his new ITV documentary, Prince William: We Can End Homelessness, which airs next week.
In the photos, a new-faced William visits Westminster-based homelessness charity The Passage with his mother in December 1993.
William, then 11 years old, can be seen handing out Christmas presents, playing a game of chess and listening intently as his mother talks to the people at the shelter.
He also looked cheerful after helping with Christmas dinner and posing for a photo next to the shelter’s cooks.
A young Prince William is pictured beaming next to his mother, Princess Diana, in never-before-seen photos from a visit to The Passage in 1993
The images of the Prince of Wales, now 42, have been released ahead of his new ITV documentary, Prince William: We Can End Homelessness
In a preview clip for the new documentary, William revealed he was ‘inspired’ by his mother to campaign to end homelessness.
The heir apparent said: “I have been slowly trying to figure out what I can bring to the role and the platform that I have.
“I took some inspiration and guidance from what my mother did, especially around homelessness.”
He has previously revealed that his visits to The Passage, where he is now royal patron, as a young boy left a “deep and lasting impression” on him, and praised the work they do as “life-changing”.
The exclusive ITV documentary charts the first year of his campaign to end homelessness.
The future king has set his sights on making rough sleeping, couch surfing and temporary accommodation a thing of the past in his ambitious five-year initiative program called Homewards, set up by the prince and the Royal Foundation.
These are stories of people who are currently homeless or have been homeless before.
Well-known supporters of the program and individuals leading projects across Britain will also be in attendance.
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 people at the shelter
He also looked cheerful after helping with Christmas dinner and posing for a photo alongside the shelter’s chefs
Prince William says he has ‘no agenda’ other than helping people in a new clip for his ITV documentary
The Prince of Wales has long been passionate about ending homelessness and is selling the Big Issue in 2022 with seller Dave Martin
In a preview clip previously released by ITV, William said he has ‘no agenda’ other than to help people in his mission to end homelessness.
Dressed in a casual blue button-up shirt, William addressed whether he is the ‘right person’ to tackle the issue in a candid moment from the new show.
He was asked, “There will be people wondering if you are the right person to lead this project and the efforts to end homelessness. How would you respond to that?’
The prince replied: “I think everyone having the right to a safe and stable home benefits us all. I come with no agenda other than desperately trying to help those in need.
‘And I see that as part of my role. Why else would I be here if I don’t use this role well to influence and help people where I can?
‘And I like a big challenge! I like that, but I can’t do it alone.’
Director Leo Burley said: “Over the past year we have followed Prince William and The Royal Foundation through the first year of the Homewards programme.
“We have heard incredibly moving stories from people across the country who have found themselves homeless.
Prince William has revealed he has received ‘inspiration’ and ‘guidance’ from his mother, Princess Diana, in his work to end homelessness
The exclusive ITV documentary charts the first year of his campaign to end homelessness
In a preview for his upcoming ITV documentary Prince William: We Can End Homelessness, the Prince of Wales showed the behind-the-scenes journey of his Homewards campaign
Pictured: The Prince of Wales visiting the Tillydrone Community Campus, Aberdeen, to highlight how joint community support services can improve early intervention and prevent homelessness, June 27, 2023
Pictured: The Prince of Wales visiting the East Belfast Mission at the Skainos Centre, Belfast, as part of his tour of Britain to launch the Homewards project
‘From street homelessness in Newport to families living in temporary accommodation in Sheffield, and youth homelessness in Aberdeen, the documentary paints a picture of homelessness in the UK today, working with many people who never expected to experience life without a place to call home. .
“Everyone we filmed with has welcomed the spotlight that Prince William and Homewards are putting on Britain’s homelessness crisis.”
Prince William has long been passionate about the issue of homelessness and is royal patron of charity The Passage, after visiting one of their shelters with his mother at the age of 11.
In 2009 he spent a night sleeping to understand the plight of the homeless at Christmas, and for the past two years in a row he has joined a Big Issue seller at his base.
Homewards brings together a range of organizations to develop solutions in Newport, South Wales, three neighboring towns in Dorset, Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch, the south London borough of Lambeth, Belfast, Aberdeen and Sheffield.
Prince William: We Can End Homelessness airs on October 30 and 31 at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX, STV and STV Player.
