This is the emotionally charged moment from Prince William’s ITV documentary where a charity founder warns he wants “no bulls***” when it comes to tackling homelessness.
Last night, the first part ‘Prince William: We Can End Homelessness’ was broadcast on TV, exploring the first year of his Homewards initiative, which aims to develop a blueprint for eradicating homelessness in all its forms, “making it rare, brief and unrepeated”.
During the hour-long show, the prince was seen volunteering at homelessness shelter The Passage as well as convening meetings with homelessness charities and landlords. During one meeting, William is seen addressing those who have been invited to share ideas for his campaign.
He passionately tells them: “I’m conscious that this is a team game, so please do feel free to pile in when you need to.” One of those there, Lord John Bird, the founder of the Big Issue then responds by saying: “I hope you meant that.” William replies: “I do mean that” before Lord Bird adds: “Sorry to jump in. We need the expertise of everybody.”
He then tells the camera: “We’ve had local authorities working here. We’ve had charities working there. We’ve had government departments working there. We need now to put all of the failed thinking that has gone into homelessness over the last 30 years behind us, and we’ve all got to come together. So when William says he wants to converge it, that’s what I want, and I don’t really want to have any bulls***.”
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