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William to meet homeless youths Prince chats with homeless youths
(about 11 hours later)
Prince William is to meet young homeless people who were spared life on the streets by a charity both he and his mother have worked with. Prince William has met young homeless people who were spared life on the streets by a charity both he and his mother have worked with.
He is set to be introduced at a drinks reception to 13 young people helped by homeless charity Centrepoint. He chatted and joked at a drinks reception with 10 young people helped by homeless charity Centrepoint.
It works with people in the 16-25 age group, providing them with accommodation and other support. It works with people in the 16 to 25 age group, providing them with accommodation and other support.
Princess Diana was the charity's patron at the time of her death, and Prince William has since assumed the mantle.Princess Diana was the charity's patron at the time of her death, and Prince William has since assumed the mantle.
The Prince's attendance at the central London event will mark the start of 40th anniversary celebrations for the charity. Tribute
In a speech at the reception Prince William paid tribute to his mother.
He said: "Our visits to Centrepoint with my mother stayed with me and that's why it's the first charity I wanted to be involved with."
One of those at the reception was Samia Meah, 18, from Bangladesh. In a speech, she told Prince William and the assembled guests how the charity had helped her.
I had never received congratulations on anything I've ever done before Samia Meah
She said: "I left home when I had barely turned 17; my father died when I was four, both my brother and mother suffered with mental illness and I was a young carer.
"After my A-levels I received a card from Centrepoint congratulating me on my results.
"It made me cry because I had never received congratulations on anything I've ever done before. Centrepoint has given me the rest of my life, so thank you."
When she left the stage in tears, the prince rushed to console her.
Anniversary
She later said: "He noticed I was overwhelmed. He said I did better than him speaking."
The prince's attendance at the central London event marked the start of 40th anniversary celebrations for the charity.
Centrepoint will be launching a new fund-raising drive which will include an album of cover songs from 1968-1969, the year the charity was founded, recorded by major artists, past and present.Centrepoint will be launching a new fund-raising drive which will include an album of cover songs from 1968-1969, the year the charity was founded, recorded by major artists, past and present.
Anyone donating more than £100 to the campaign will have their name printed on the album's sleeve.Anyone donating more than £100 to the campaign will have their name printed on the album's sleeve.
The charity estimates it has helped 70,000 young people in nearly 40 years of work.The charity estimates it has helped 70,000 young people in nearly 40 years of work.