Prince George continues a beloved tradition started by his grandmother Diana

Prince George has continued a tradition started by his late
grandmother, Diana, Princess of Wales, with a visit to The
Passage.

The young prince joined his father, Prince William, on Tuesday
to help prepare for the homeless charity’s Christmas party in
London.

A video released
by Kensington Palace showed Prince George arriving with his father
to help set tables, prepare food, decorate the Christmas tree—which
had been donated from Westminster Abbey following the Together at
Christmas carol service—and put together care packages all before
the lunch began.

Speaking to reporters afterwards, Mick Clarke, the chief
executive of The Passage, said that Prince George was keen to
help.

“He was well up for it. Absolutely. Very much like his dad
in terms of he just wanted to crack on, which was lovely,”
Clarke said.

He added that William is “always very relaxed at The
Passage. It always kind of feels like a family, really. But it
also, I think, shows how relaxed George was. And I think that was
one of the nicest things.”

Prince George also signed The Passage’s guestbook, adding his
name to the page that features the signatures of Diana and William.
Clarke called the moment a “proud dad moment” for William
to show his son the legacy started by his own mother.

In a documentary last year, Prince William: We Can End
Homelessness,
William spoke of his mother’s visits to The Passage. “I
must ave been about 11, I think, probably, at the time. Maybe 10.
I’d never been to anything like that before. And I was a bit
anxious as to what to expect.

“My mother went about her usual part of making everyone feel
relaxed, and having a laugh and joking with everyone.”

The future king recalled feeling empathetic for those using The
Passage’s services, but realised, during his visit that “it was
incredible how happy an environment it was.”

Kensington Palace has shared the full video of Prince George and
Prince William on their YouTube channel.