Prince William was confronted in an awkward interaction over his new initiative during his new documentary, “Prince William: We Can End Homelessness”.
The Prince of Wales’s two-part documentary about ending homelessness began airing tonight, and the second part is due to air tomorrow.
William, 42, was confronted in the documentary by the founder of The Big Issue, Lord John Bird.
Lord Bird said he hopes Prince William can help surmount “failed thinking” on homelessness, and added he “doesn’t want any b******t”.
‘No room for b******t!’ Prince William confronted in awkward interaction over new initiative
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He issued his frank message to the future monarch in a new documentary about the prince’s Homewards programme, an ambitious initiative to “end homelessness in five years”.
“We need the expertise of everybody,” Lord Bird said, who sat down with the prince in episode one of the two-part series.
He continued: “We’ve had local authorities working here. We’ve had charities working there. We’ve had Government departments working there.
“We need now to put all of the failed thinking that has gone into homelessness over the last 30 years behind us, and we’ve all got to come together.
“So when William says he wants to converge it, that’s what I want, and I don’t really want to have any b******t.”
During the documentary, William urged Lord Bird and the other people he’s working with to speak up if they have an idea.
“I’m conscious that it’s a team environment,” he said. “It’s a team game, so please do feel free to pile in when you need to.”
Lord Bird asked him: “I hope you mean that”, before adding: “Sorry, I’m jumping in.”
Lord John Bird photographed in 2021
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King Charles III buys a copy of the Big Issue from seller Kelvin along with Lord John Bird
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The longstanding homelessness campaigner said: “I mean we need the expertise of everybody.”
The campaign of ending homelessness is a major long-term focus for William.
The Prince of Wales has told how visiting shelters with his late mother Princess Diana when he was a child left a deep and lasting impression and inspired his work.
