To the shelter born!
Unlike most spoiled rich kids - born with silver spoons in their mouths - Prince William has managed to keep his feet on the ground and have compassion on the less fortunate.
A case in point?
This past week, in the dead of winter, the handsome young Royal - Princess Diana's eldest son - braved the hardships of the desperate streets in the slums of London to better understand the plight of the homeless..
Wills was not entirely alone, however.
Seyi Obakin (a represenative from a homeless charity by the name of Centrepoint that the Prince is a patron of) agreed to tag along and hold forte alongside the Prince at Blackfriar's Bridge in a seamy part of town where the hands-on all-night vigil took place..
The idea for William to spend a night on the streets - known as "sleeping rough" in Britain - was drummed up earlier this year.
Obakin commended the young Prince for taking it upon himself to embark on the painful journey in an unselfish effort to better understand the full range of problems a homeless young person might face in the mean streets of the city.
A candid still taken by the Charity - a shot of Prince William in a gray hooded jacket, jeans, and knit hat hiding his lovable mug - imparted the image of a regular street urchin down-on-his-luck.
Maybe Wills should take up acting?
All kidding aside, Obakin admitted to the media that it certainly was not fun and games, by any stretch of the imagination.
"It was a scary experience," he blurted out to all within earshot.
"Out of my comfortable bed. Out there in the elements. Out there on an extremely cold night, with down to minus 4 C (24.8 F) temperatures. And it was the same for Prince William. But he was determined to do it."
Although the adventurous twosome found a secluded spot - hidden behind a riot of worn garbage bins where they would hopefully escape detection - the stark night was still demanding on their psyches nonetheless.
"There was no shielding from the bitter cold, or the hard concrete floor, or the fear of being accosted by drug dealers, pimps or those out to give homeless people a 'good' kicking," Obakin noted for the record.
What did the Royal charge take away from the experience first hand?
"I cannot, after one night, even begin to imagine what it must be like to sleep rough on London's streets night after night," William noted with heartfelt emotion to reporters.
"Poverty, mental illness, drug and alcohol dependancy and family breakdown cause people to become and then stay homeless."
In sum, it appears that Lady Diana's tireless efforts on behalf of charitable causes impacted her son, who now follows faithfully in her Saintly footsteps..
In spite of the dalliances, though, Prince William appears to have his heart set on a more macho line of work, as a rought-and-tumble Royal Air Force search-and-rescue pilot.
He'll cut a fine swath, for sure!
Hang in there, Wills!
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