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.
