Prince William Sleeps In Alley To Raise Awareness For Homeless
Posted on Dec 23, 2009 @ 07:56AM
Instead of being king for a day, Prince William became homeless for a night. The English heartthrob announced that he became a man of the people when he spent a freezing night under a bridge in a Central London alley last week in hopes of bringing awareness to the plight of the city's homeless teens.
Prince William and Kate Middleton: House Hunting In Malibu?
"I hope that by deepening my understanding of the issue, I can help do my bit to help the most vulnerable on our streets," the 27-year-old royal said.
William, who is training to be a Royal Air Force search-and-rescue pilot, was snapped that night looking like an everyman clad in jeans, a gray sweatshirt and a knit hat.
Palace Denies Prince William Being Groomed As “Shadow King”
Following in the footsteps of his charitable mother Princess Diana, William said that the experience, coordinated by UK charity Centrepoint, taught him how tough it is to "sleep rough," the slang homeless UK teens use to describe their lifestyle.
"I cannot, after one night, even begin to imagine what it must be like to sleep rough on London's streets night after night," William said. "Poverty, mental illness, drug and alcohol dependency and family breakdown cause people to become, and then stay, homeless.”
- Navy Honors Gabby Giffords, Names A Ship After The Former Congresswoman — Huffington Post
- Eight More Journalists Arrested At Rupert Murdoch Tabloid In Phone Hacking Scandal — Huffington Post
- Blue Ivy Carter Makes Her Official Debut — The Frisky
- Craziest Rock 'N Roll Tour Rider Demands Ever — Bossip
- Taylor Lautner Turns 20 — Celebuzz
- Angelina Jolie Takes The Little Black Dress In A New Direction — Celebuzz
- Click Here & Join Our Facebook Page — Facebook
Jan 27, 2011 @ 11:01
Wow, that dude is alright man!
RT
****.online-invisibility.net.tc
Posted Thu, 12/24/2009 - 9:53am
Neither one of them would be caught dead on the streets trying to see how the homeless live.
Posted Wed, 12/23/2009 - 9:53pm
@ Holly81 exactly what job did Camilla have a hand in raising William? She cheated with his father while his Mother Diana taught him to be charitable. I don't think she can lay any claim to how William or Harry has turned out.
Posted Wed, 12/23/2009 - 9:50pm
He should be the King of England. it is time for the Queen to give it up to William. Not to that nut son of hers.
Posted Wed, 12/23/2009 - 4:55pm
And this is why he will be the next King of England....not Charles.
Posted Wed, 12/23/2009 - 4:30pm
He is definitely his mother's son. Bless him. And I seriously doubt that the selfish home-wrecking and cheating pair, Charles and Camilla, had any hand in the goodness that is in Prince William.
Posted Wed, 12/23/2009 - 3:51pm
Wouldn't it be nice if all the leaders of the world would be kind? Diana had so many problems with the royalty because of her wanting to be kind..they didn't approve. Bless this young man,
Posted Wed, 12/23/2009 - 12:55pm
His mom would be so proud...obviously Princess Diana had a big impact on her sons to think of others who suffer. I doubt Camilla had anything to do with the boys that would inspire them.
Posted Wed, 12/23/2009 - 12:17pm
Reports said that the Prince slept very little in the cold feeling what it is like to be homeless as so many are nowadays. Diana, Charles and Camilla have done a good job raising William. He'll be a fine King one day.
Posted Wed, 12/23/2009 - 11:24am
Both of Diana's boys have a bit of her rebellious nature, which makes them very endearing. They are risk takers without the sense of entitlement. Don't care for Charles but think both he and Diana were equally good parents.
Posted Tue, 11/16/2010 - 9:59am