Prince William Spreads Holiday Cheer While Serving Lunch at Homeless Charity in London

Prince William is spreading holiday cheer while doing good.

The Prince of Wales, 42, served up lunch for the homeless while visiting The Passage charity in London on Thursday, Dec. 5.

William, who sported an apron and engaged in conversations with others, previously served lunch to those at The Passage last year as well.

His time with the charity comes at the end of an important year and amid his mission to make homelessness “brief, rare and unrepeated.”

William’s campaign Homewards, which sees six pilot areas around the U.K. trying different, locally-specific initiatives to counter homelessness, passed its first-year mark in June. Later in October, William launched a two-part documentary on Disney+ about the organization, titled Prince William: We Can End Homelessness.

In a video shared on the Prince and Princess of Wales’ official Instagram account, William can be seen greeting The Passage’s head chef Claudette Hawkins and celebrating her birthday.

“I won’t ask you what birthday it is,” the royal teased in the clip.

“A sincere thank you to all the @passagecharity volunteers working tirelessly to support those experiencing homelessness, especially during the festive season,” the post’s caption read.

“Acts of kindness, like serving Christmas lunches, brings hope and fosters a sense of community for those who need it most,” the captioned continued.

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The Passage is one of two charities, alongside Centrepoint, of which William is patron. He followed in the footsteps of his late mother, Princess Diana, in taking on the cause.

In Prince William: We Can End Homelessness, the royal recognized how he was inspired by his mom and recalled Princess Diana taking him and his younger brother, Prince Harry, to The Passage when they were young boys.

“I must have been about 11, I think probably at the time. Maybe 10,” William said.

“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. I remember at the time kind of thinking, ‘Well, if everyone’s not got a home, they’re all going to be really sad.’ But it was incredible how happy an environment it was,” he added.