The Prince of Wales returned to official public duties on Thursday for the first time since his wife Kate revealed her cancer diagnosis.
William visited a food distribution charity — Surplus to Supper — in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, before he was due to carry out a visit to a youth centre in west London which benefits from the organisation’s deliveries.
The prince, 41, spent the Easter holidays with his wife and children as they took time away to process Kate’s diagnosis. In a video message on March 22, she asked that time, space and privacy be afforded to her family following her chemotherapy announcement.
William’s last public engagement was on March 19, when he visited Sheffield to promote his Homewards homelessness campaign. Kensington Palace previously said that he would resume public engagements after the school holidays, on a reduced timetable as he continues to support Kate, pictured with him.
Founded in 2017, Surplus to Supper sources and distributes an average of 10 tons of food per week to food banks, schools, care homes, religious organisations and youth centres.
William attended Sunbury Cricket Club, the charity’s headquarters, to meet volunteers who aim to bridge the gap between food waste and food poverty across Surrey and London.
“Reducing food waste has a considerable number of environmental benefits, including reducing emissions from landfill that contribute to climate change”, the Palace said, adding: “Protecting the environment for future generations is one of the Prince of Wales’s key priorities.”
It also emerged today that his brother Harry has now officially changed his country of residence from Britain to the United States. The Duke of Sussex altered his personal details in connection with Travalyst, his eco-tourism non-profit organisation. He backdated his new official status as a US resident to June 29 last year — the day he and wife Meghan were ousted from Frogmore Cottage in Windsor.
