Prince William is sharing an up-close have a look at his advocacy work for homeless individuals in a brand new documentary.
On Saturday, Oct. 5, the Prince and Princess of Wales’ official X (previously Twitter) account shared a preview clip of the upcoming documentary, referred to as Prince William: We Can Finish Homelessness, through which William, 42, speaks candidly about why he’s passionate concerning the difficulty.
“I feel it is actually vital that we are able to try to change and deal with the narrative round homelessness,” he says. “We see it each day in our lives. That is one thing I wish to problem.”
In keeping with the submit, the documentary is coming quickly to ITV and ITVX.
The 2-part documentary will observe William as he meets a fireplace chief and a former homeless man, the Independent reported. It’s going to additionally showcase the work the Prince of Wales has accomplished along with his Homewards mission, which he launched in 2023 with the purpose to make homelessness “uncommon, temporary and unrepeated.”
“Over the previous 12 months, we’ve got hung out following Prince William and The Royal Basis by means of the primary 12 months of the Homewards program. We’ve heard some extremely shifting tales from individuals throughout the nation going through homelessness,” the documentary’s director, Leo Burley, stated of the mission when it was first introduced in July.
“From road homelessness in Newport, to households residing in non permanent lodging in Sheffield, and youth homelessness in Aberdeen, the documentary paints an image of homelessness throughout the U.Ok. at present, working with many individuals who by no means anticipated to expertise life with no place to name house,” Burley continued. “Everybody we’ve filmed with has welcomed the highlight that Prince William and Homewards are inserting on the U.Ok.’s homelessness disaster.”
Along with William’s efforts, the documentary will even highlight advocates working across the U.Ok. on varied tasks to help homeless individuals.
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William launched his Homewards initiative in June 2023. On the time, the group introduced that it could present $3.8 million to 6 totally different places as seed cash for an formidable plan to finish homelessness.
“In a contemporary and progressive society, everybody ought to have a secure and safe house, be handled with dignity and given the assist they want,” William stated in a press release on the time. “By way of Homewards, I wish to make this a actuality and over the following 5 years, give individuals throughout the U.Ok. hope that homelessness could be prevented after we collaborate.”
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The prince later shared that his inspiration for Homewards got here from making visits to homeless shelters as a toddler along with his mom, Princess Diana.
“The visits we made left a deep and lasting impression,” William stated in a speech quickly after the Homewards launch. “I met so many extraordinary individuals and listened to so many heartbreaking private tales. Too many individuals have discovered themselves with no steady and everlasting place to name house.”
