Prince George added his signature to a historic visitors’ book at The Passage homeless charity in London last week, inscribing his name immediately below those of his late grandmother, Princess Diana and father, Prince William.
The 12-year-old heir visited the UK’s largest resource centre for homeless and insecurely housed people on December 16 alongside the Prince of Wales.
Diana had brought William and Prince Harry to the same Westminster charity in 1993, when William was approximately the same age George is now.
The page bearing all three royal signatures now spans more than 30 years of the family’s connection to the organisation.
Prince George ‘very touched’ as he signs his name beneath Princess Diana
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George was “very touched” when shown the page containing his grandmother’s handwriting from four years before her death in 1997.
Mick Clarke, the charity’s chief executive, described the moment as William explained the significance to his son: “That’s my mum. And this was the very first day that she took me to The Passage.”
Mr Clarke said the occasion felt like “a proud-dad moment” for the Prince of Wales, adding that it was “almost coming full-circle from 1993 to the end of 2025.”
He described George’s reaction: “I think just really, again, very touched looking at it, and then set about signing. And his handwriting is much better than mine.”
George signed the same visitor book that a young William, alongside Diana, had signed when he visited the shelter for the first time in 1993 | ANDREW PARSONS / KENSINGTON PALACE
The young prince threw himself into kitchen duties during the visit, assisting with Yorkshire puddings while his father took charge of preparing sprouts.
Mr Clarke noted there was “lots of banter” between the royals and staff as they worked alongside head chef Claudette Dawkins, who previously appeared in a documentary with William.
“It just shows how relaxed William is,” the chief executive observed. “But it also shows how relaxed George was. He clearly felt very comfortable and really enjoyed getting involved.”
George also helped assemble care packages for those unable to attend the lunch and decorated a Christmas tree donated from Westminster Abbey following the Princess of Wales’s carol service.
Prince George and Prince William prepared food and learned about the work of the shelter | ANDREW PARSONS / KENSINGTON PALACE
Prince George and Prince William spoke with chief executive of The Passage, Mike Clarke | ANDREW PARSONS / KENSINGTON PALACEWilliam’s relationship with The Passage stretches back to 1993, when Diana first brought him to the charity aged 11.
He became the organisation’s Royal Patron in 2019, speaking at the time about how those childhood visits shaped his outlook: “The visits I made as a child to this place left a deep and lasting impression upon me — about how important it is to ensure that everyone in our society, especially the poorest, are treated with respect, dignity and kindness.”
In a 2024 documentary, the Prince of Wales recalled his initial nervousness before that first visit, and how his mother’s warmth put everyone at ease.
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