‘Wow!’ Prince George’s reaction as he signs homeless shelter year book – 32 years after the grandma he never met

It was a touching event that bridged 32 years of royal history and brought Prince George closer to the grandmother he never had the chance to meet.

George, 12, followed in the footsteps of Princess Diana and her father Prince William at The Passage homelessness charity after their first visit in 1993.

George, who helped prepare a Christmas dinner at the charity’s St Vincent’s headquarters in London last week, was ‘fascinated’ when he saw a visitors’ book with the signatures of Diana and 11-year-old William four years before he died.

It was said that George’s reaction to seeing his grandmother’s name in the book took his breath away and was ‘Wow’.

And this historical page now bears George’s own name; It was written underneath to commemorate his visit a generation later.

Mick Clarke, the charity’s chief executive, said the visit was a “proud father moment” for William, who has a long association with the charity and became its patron in 2019.

Mr Clarke said: ‘We looked at the page I had taken from William’s first visit to his mother… And there was a blank space at the bottom. So we asked William: ‘Do you think George would want to sign this?’ And he said, ‘Yes, that would be great.’ Mr Clarke said William told George: ‘This is my mother. And that was the first day he took me to The Passage.’

“It’s a great moment to come almost full circle from 1993 to the end of 2025,” Mr Clarke added. ‘And I thought it felt like a bit of a proud dad moment, it was really nice to see that.’

George was ‘fascinated’ when he saw a visitors’ book containing the signatures of his grandmother Diana and 11-year-old William

George gets stuck in a shelter while helping prepare Christmas dinner for the homeless

George was ‘stranded’ while helping cook Christmas dinner for the homeless.

She also helped volunteers prepare care packages, which were then distributed to those unable to attend the lunch. The young prince later helped decorate a tree donated to charity from Westminster Abbey following his mother Catherine’s annual carol service earlier this month.

William was reunited with the charity’s head chef, Claudette Dawkins, who appeared in a documentary with the prince.

Mr Clarke said there was “lots of banter” as George helped with the Yorkshire puddings while William prepared the sprouts.

‘This shows how relaxed William is,’ he added. ‘But it also shows how relaxed George is. ‘He clearly felt very comfortable and really enjoyed being involved.’