Generous George! Prince, 12, prepares Christmas food for homeless – and reacts to Diana’s signature

The young prince then helped to decorate a tree which had been donated to the charity from Westminster Abbey following his mother’s carol service.
Clarke, who has met Catherine, Princess of Wales, before, said that there was a ‘nice synergy’ to the fact that George was now helping to decorate a tree from his mother’s service.

There was also an area where volunteers were decorating cupcakes for the pudding.
And in a touching gesture one volunteer had provided some Aston Villa crackers for the tables, the football team supported by William.

Clarke said: ‘George is a Villa fan. And, yeah, for my sins, I support Tottenham. So I was in no real position to joke about it.
‘I was mercilessly teased by the elder, by William, which tends to be a bit of a pattern. There is a lot of banter that goes on, which is great because I think he feels very, very relaxed here.’
William introduced George to Sarah and Brian, a couple who met through The Passage after both were helped to find homes after rough sleeping. Now engaged, they plan to marry and have a wedding reception at the charity.
Clarke said: ‘It was really poignant, actually, for William to introduce George to Brian and Sarah, you know, say, this is Brian, this is Sarah, I’ve known them for years. Brian, Sarah, can you tell the story of what this place means to you?