Prince William has opened up about how a powerful childhood experience with his brother and late mother helped shape his work in combatting homelessness.

The Prince of Wales says “inspiration and guidance” from his mother, Diana, has been a driving force behind his personal commitment to tackle homelessness. In a forthcoming ITV documentary, Prince William talks about the profound impact of visits he made to The Passage homelessness shelter with his mother when he was a child - and how it helped him see “outside the palace walls”.

Prince William has recalled how his late mother Princess Diana took him to a shelter for homeless people when he was just 11 years old, saying how the visit opened his eyes to how others lived a different life to him.

In just a few days, the British public will watch a documentary film that addresses the issue of homelessness from the perspective of the future monarch. Prince William revisits his childhood in the film,