Generous George! Prince, 12, prepares Christmas lunches for the homeless with his father William – and has sweetest reaction at seeing grandmother Diana’s signature

Prince George was ‘stranded’ while helping his father, Prince William, prepare Christmas dinner for the homeless at the charity the Prince of Wales visited with his mother, Princess Diana, in 1993.

Making his first visit to The Passage, the homelessness charity supported by his father and late grandmother, George signed the page of the visitors’ book where Diana and William had added their names 32 years ago.

The young prince reacted so sweetly to the moment and was ‘mesmerised’ at the moment, he was heard saying: ‘Wow. Ok.’

Mick Clarke, general manager of The Passage, welcomed 12-year-old Prince George and described the touching visit as a ‘proud father moment’ for William and a chance to tell his eldest son ‘that’s my mum’.

Mr Clarke said William, who was brought to The Passage by Diana when he was 11, introduced him to George and told his son: ‘This is the man I was telling you about.’

Taking the young prince on a tour of St Vincent’s in central London, Clarke told George of the No Night Out campaign, which aims to prevent someone from spending even a night on the street by offering early support.

‘I said, you know, your father has been involved with The Passage for many years. Your grandmother took him to The Passage when he was about your age.

‘And what you’re going to do today is help us prepare for our Christmas lunch, which is a really important day because it’s for people who maybe won’t have a place to call home this Christmas.

Prince George was shown around the center and helped prepare Christmas meals

Princess Diana taking her son Prince William to visit The Passage for the first time in 1993

‘I said, we have a few different things you can help us with. So it’s time to roll up your sleeves and get in.

‘He was ready for this. Definitely. ‘He was a lot like his dad in the sense that he just wanted to have some fun, which was nice.’

Prince William first attended The Passage with his mother in 1993, but he and his brother Prince Harry were also seen at the center during Diana’s childhood.

William was photographed playing chess, helping out in the kitchen and holding wrapped Christmas presents while visiting the charity.

Earlier this week, George followed in his father’s footsteps and was shown a room where he helped volunteers prepare care packages, which were then distributed to people unable to attend the lunch.

The packs contained around 30 items, including £10 Greggs vouchers, toiletries, socks and snack bars.

The young prince later helped decorate a tree donated to charity from Westminster Abbey following his mother’s carol service.

Clarke, who has previously met Catherine, Princess of Wales, said George now helping decorate a tree he had received from his mother’s service created a “nice synergy”.

The visitors’ book at the center still has the page Princess Dianna and Prince William signed in 1993 – Prince George added his name this week

On a separate visit, Princess Diana took her sons Prince William and Prince Harry to The Passage, where they met service users and staff

Prince William was photographed playing chess during a childhood visit

There was also an area where volunteers decorated cakes for pudding.

And in a touching gesture, a volunteer provided Aston Villa crackers to the tables of the football team William supports.

Clarke said: ‘George is a Villa fan. And yes, despite my sins, I support Tottenham. So I wasn’t in a position to joke about it.

‘The old man and William teased me cruelly, which is somewhat commonplace. There’s a lot of joking going on and it’s great because I think you feel very, very relaxed here.’

William introduced George to Sarah and Brian, a couple who met through The Passage after being helped to find housing following a rough sleep. Now engaged, they plan to get married and have a charity wedding ceremony.

Clarke said: ‘It was really touching for William to introduce George to Brian and Sarah, you know, let’s say this is Brian, this is Sarah, I’ve known them for years. Brian, Sarah, can you tell us the story of what this place means to you?

‘And they explained very well how bad a situation they were in years ago.

‘But I think it was Sarah who was really eloquent when she said Christmas is a time for family. We don’t have a family, so this is our family. And it was beautiful. And it was great for George to listen and chat.’

Prince George got ‘stuck in’ and helped cook with his dad for the charity’s Christmas dinner

The Prince of Wales and Prince George meet The Passage service users Brain and Sarah in central London

The Prince of Wales and Prince George with Mick Clarke, CEO of The Passage

He added: ‘Then we brought them into the kitchen and put them to work.’

In the kitchen, William was reunited with The Shelter’s head chef, Claudette Dawkins, who starred in a homelessness documentary with the prince.

Clarke said: ‘This was definitely too much of a joke. William was cooking the cabbages, placing them on large trays because they were to be steamed. George was making Yorkshire puddings and stuff.

‘And there’s a lovely photograph that captures me and Claudette and the two of them. Very good. To me, this shows how relaxed William is.

He’s always very relaxed in ‘The Passage’. It truly always feels like family. But I think it also shows how relaxed George is. ‘They spent about 10-15 minutes chatting with the volunteers but had all the vegetables and other things ready to eat.’

Clarke said George was ‘not weird’ in the kitchen, and although he ‘did not go into detail’ about how he helped out around the house, Clarke got the impression George was doing ‘little things’ there too.

At the end of the visit, George and William signed the guest book.

Although Clarke was not present when Diana visited, she worked with William at the charity for many years.

Father and son seen setting up long tables for service users at The Passage

William and George were at The Passage for ‘about an hour’ during their visit on Tuesday before leaving to join the rest of the royal family for a Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace.

He said: ‘We looked at the page I had taken earlier from William’s first visit with his mother. As you can see in the photo, there is Diana 1993, William 1993. And there was some kind of void underneath. So we asked William: Do you think George would want to sign this?

‘And he said ‘yeah that would be great’. That was really nice because it was also a lovely moment where William was able to say to George, “This is my mother. And that was the first day she took me to The Passage.” And it was a lovely moment in terms of coming almost full circle from 1993 to the end of 2025.

‘And I thought it felt like a bit of a proud father moment, which was really nice to see, because William is incredibly genuine and authentic, he’s passionate about this topic and he loves this passage.

‘And I felt really proud to say, look, this is a place I’m passionate about. I’m really happy to be able to share this with you and show it to you.

‘HE [George] He was amazed by her. “Wow. Okay,” he said.’

Clarke said William and George were at The Passage for ‘about an hour’ during their visit on Tuesday, before heading off to join the rest of the royal family for a Christmas dinner at Buckingham Palace.

He said the visit with Prince George came after ‘several years’ of talks with William and The Passage about how to introduce his eldest son to the charity’s work.

Clarke said: ‘One of the beautiful things is it’s very similar to every family because it has to be the right time and it has to feel right for them and most importantly it has to feel right for George. So, you know, we’ve really talked about it in terms of this over the last couple of years, it would be great to do that.’

While William and Kate’s two young children were not mentioned during the visit, The Passage sent the princes away with three teddy bears, one for each child.

William then sent food baskets containing cakes and other items to be distributed to the settlements.