As he celebrates his 40th birthday tomorrow, Prince William wanted to make himself useful by doing something that makes sense. The Duke of Cambridge was therefore inspired by his mother, Lady Diana, who had taken him with her to meet the homeless people of an association, by going to see the newspaper Big Issue. This equivalent of The Traveling in France is sold on the street by the long-term unemployed and the homeless.
“I was 11 when I first visited Passage with my mother and since then homelessness has been an issue that I have always wanted to fight against,” explains Kate’s husband Middleton on Instagram. So he walked the streets of London, dressed in the official outfit of the sellers of the Big Issue, as can be seen in a video. Prince William assists one of the newspaper sellers, Dave Martin, and speaks to passers-by, rather surprised to see him there, to discuss the problem of homelessness with them.
A voice that carries
Inevitably, when you are born a prince and you have several properties with a number of rooms (largely) exceeding the number of people in your household, the exercise can seem perilous. However, as he explains, the future king of England is also fortunate to be able to use his position to put the cause of the homeless at the heart of the debates.
“I have always believed in the usefulness of my platform to bring attention and action to those who are struggling and I am committed to doing what I can to shed light on this problem that we can solve, not just today, but in the months and years to come,” added Prince William.
As the BBC notes, the arrival of the heir to the crown made it possible to sell 32 copies in one hour, “the equivalent of what Dave Martin sells in a week”. Each seller of the newspaper is a “micro-entrepreneur”, specifies the site, who buys the copy for 1.50 pounds to resell it for 3 pounds, thus allowing them “to work and not to beg”.
Prince William’s action, which some may find hypocritical given his background (and the glitz displayed for Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee), comes at a time when the UK is experiencing the worst inflation since the 1970s With the price of energy which rose by 54% in April (and is expected to rise further in October), the rise in the average basket and the economic outlook at half mast due in particular to Brexit, the future of the poorest Britons darkens a little more each day.
Source: 20minutes
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