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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Abigail O'Leary

Prince William's shock at 'terrifying' scale of homelessness affecting kids as young as 9

Prince William has told how he finds the issue of homelessness “terrifying”, as he learned how charities are helping children as young as nine stay off the streets.

The Prince of Wales yesterday echoed the work of his late mother Princess Diana with a visit to Depaul UK where outreach staff described how the pandemic had been a “major contributing factor” for hundreds of people accessing vital services.

William has vowed to make the matter a “key theme” of his public work throughout the coming year.

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