"The Prince of Wales has brought his 12-year-old son Prince George to help at a homeless shelter, so he can teach him about homelessness and show him the efforts of organisations trying to tackle it. Prince William took his son to a charity with a deep personal connection - the Passage, in Westminster - where William had been brought as a child by his mother Diana, Princess of Wales."
""So it was really about, 'Are you ready to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in?' And he very much was," said Mr Clarke. "Very much like his dad, actually - just wanted to get stuck in and help," said the charity chief. "A lovely kid is how I would describe him, and he just really seemed very interested in the work that we do and particularly in talking to people who have used our services," said Mr Clarke."
"There was some competition between father and son in getting the food ready. "William was on the sprouts, getting his sprouts ready so they could go into the steamer, and Prince George was helping with the Yorkshire puddings," said Mr Clarke. He described the signing of the book with Princess Diana's name as a "lovely, beautiful moment - I think particularly with Prince William pointing out to George, 'This is my mum's signature. This was the first time that she brought me here.' ""
The Prince of Wales brought his 12-year-old son Prince George to The Passage homeless shelter in Westminster so George could learn about homelessness and witness charity efforts. George helped prepare a Christmas lunch for about 150 people, including making Yorkshire puddings while William prepared sprouts. George signed the visitors' book on the same page that his father and grandmother, Diana, Princess of Wales, signed in December 1993. Mick Clarke, chief executive of The Passage, praised George's willingness to help, described him as a "lovely kid", and called the visitors' book moment a "lovely, beautiful moment" that felt full circle.
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