Prince William spotted out on the streets selling copies of The Big Issue
Prince William has stunned Londoners by hitting the streets to sell copies of the Big Issue.
The future king was spotted near Westminster selling the magazine, which offers homeless and unemployed people the opportunity to earn an income through its sale to the public.
Photos of the royal outing were shared on social media by multiple people, including a retired police officer whose family member saw the 39-year-old attempted to sell the mags.
“My brother-in-law was in London today and saw a celebrity, so he took a photo at a distance,” Matthew Gardner wrote on LinkedIn.
“The celebrity saw the ‘covert surveillance’ effort and crossed the road to investigate further,” Gardner continued.
He explained that was when his brother-in-law met the second in line to the British throne.
“What an honour to have a private moment with our future king, who was humble and working quietly in the background, helping the most needy,” Gardner continued.
“These ‘silent gestures’ often go unrecognised.”
In a funny twist, Gardner said William asked his brother-in-law if wanted to buy a magazine, to which he replied “I have no change”.
“At this point William produced a mobile card machine… you cannot teach that!
“Priceless, or should I say ‘Princely’.”
The Duke of Cambridge has been passionate about the plight of homeless people since his late mother Princess Diana took him to meet rough sleepers when he was younger. He is royal patron of initiative the Passage and the Centrepoint homeless charity.
William’s charity outing came as the royal family resume their duties after the Queen’s platinum jubilee weekend.
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