In a newly released clip from the documentary on Oct. 26, William reflects on how his late mother, Princess Diana, first introduced him to the issue of homelessness by taking him and 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 says in the clip, which is believed to be his first public mention of Harry in several years.

He goes on to describe Diana’s natural way of easing everyone’s nerves.

"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."

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2 comments

  1. I remember back in the 90s when Diana took her son’s to this, and I remember thinking “poverty tourism”.

    I hope William can have some impact on homelessness but I am not holding my breath. And that isn’t even a criticism of him in particular. Its a complex issue.

  2. The last sentence rubs me the wrong way and maybe that’s just how I’m reading it. As someone who volunteers extensively with the homeless or low income/food insecure populations (my husband is the executive director of a soup kitchen), I’m not sure anyone is ‘happy.’ Yes, they are grateful and for the moment, knowing there is a place to get a clean place and good food for the night, and we do holidays and all that, I can’t say that no one is really ‘happy.’ I guess he did say the environment vs. the people, but it comes off distant…like he’s saying, ‘as long as it’s a happy environment’ it’s all good. Diana did some great groundbreaking work (AIDS, landmines, etc.) and it’s fantastic she took her kids when she could, but there has to be something to do even if it can’t be necessarily political.

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