Prince Williamis reportedly interested in using royal properties to help the homeless when he becomes the Prince of Wales — a title he’ll inherit when his father Prince Charles becomes King.
A source told the outlet that the idea was currently in an investigative stage but confirmed, “The Duke is interested in finding ways to help alleviate the homelessness situation in any way he can.”
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UnderPrince Charles, the Duchy of Cornwall has beenturned into a multi-million dollar enterprise, providing income to run the Prince of Wales’s office as well asPrince William’s family. It currently includes property in London and more than 130,000 acres of land — with 160 miles of British coastline — in 23 counties of England and Wales.
“I’ve started to think about how I will inherit the Duchy one day,” William told farmers inPrince Charles: Inside The Duchy of Cornwall, which aired in 2019. “Well, rest assured I’m not going to rock the boat; I’ll do much the same as what my father’s doing. I’m not so into the architecture — that’s the only thing.”
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, said on the show: “It’s not just a business — it encompasses everything he is passionate about, you know, it’s the environment, it’s sustainability, it’s looking after the land, which I think it’s generations of families who I think feel sort of looked after and cared for, and I think he minds desperately about that.”
Prince Williamhas been passionate about helping the homeless for decades, dating back to whenPrincess Dianabrought William andPrince Harryalong on a visit to Centrepoint charity in 1993.Prince Williamfollowed in her footsteps and became patron of the organization.
“Centrepoint was one of the first charities of which I became patron, back in 2005,” William said in a speech celebrating the charity’s 50th anniversary in 2019. “I chose to do that because visiting Centrepoint’s services with my mother made such a lasting impression on me as a child. And it still makes a lasting impression on me today.”
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In addition to visiting Centrepoint regularly, William famouslyslept out on the streets of Londonone December night in 2009 to benefit the charity.
source: people.com
