Prince William honors Centrepoint awards alongside Princess Diana’s nieces

Prince William seems to be following in the footsteps of his late mother, Princess Diana, who was patron of the Centrepoint Awards.

His nieces, Lady Kitty Spencer, Lady Amelia Spencer, and Lady Eliza Spencer, all attended yesterday’s banquet at the British Museum in London to honor the accomplishments of young people who have improved their lives after being homeless.

Kitty, 33, and twins Amelia and Eliza, 32, are Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer’s kids from his first marriage to Victoria Lockwood.

It is unusual for the Spencer sisters to meet William at a public occasion, but they did so for a beneficial reason: Kitty serves as an ambassador for Centrepoint.

The Spencer sisters were allegedly not the only members of William’s family present when Kitty, the Centrepoint ambassador, walked the stage to welcome a young person receiving honors that evening. According to Tatler, Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi were also present at the British Museum, sitting at the same table as the Spencer sisters.

The Centrepoint Awards recognize winners and finalists who have achieved significant advances in their professions, personal growth, and societal achievements, and the ceremony celebrates the group’s fortitude, perseverance, strength, and tenacity, according to Kensington Palace.

Princess Diana had a wide range of humanitarian interests, including ending homelessness and providing community assistance. She was a patron of Centrepoint until her death in 1997.

The late Princess of Wales famously took her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, to homeless shelters as children to learn more about the issue, and her eldest son continues her work in the sector as patron of both Centrepoint and The Passage, another London-based organization working to end homelessness.

The Prince of Wales met with the nominees for this year’s awards and delivered a short statement on stage before presenting the trophies to six winners across several categories.

“You should all be incredibly proud of yourselves,” said Prince William, who has been a patron of Centrepoint for over 20 years, beginning in 2005. “What inspires me most about the young people here tonight is that they have not only overcome homelessness to achieve their personal ambitions, but they are all also contributing to the communities in which they live, whether that be through teaching, fundraising, or volunteering.” “While homelessness is a complex societal issue, I passionately believe that we can and must end it,” he continued.