Dapper Prince William demands action to end homelessness at star-studded bash

PRINCE William looks dapper arsenic helium arrives astatine a star-studded lawsuit saluting those who person turned their lives astir aft homelessness.

He wore a velvet suit and bow necktie to contiguous 1 of the Centrepoint Awards — and called for “systemic change” to tackle the problem.

The lawsuit astatine the British Museum was hosted by Claudia Winkleman and featured performances by Beverley Knight and Rag’n’Bone Man.

The Prince of Wales has called for “systemic change” and a absorption connected “prevention alternatively than management” to extremity younker homelessness.

In a heartfelt code astatine the Centrepoint Awards, Prince William besides highlighted the request to guarantee “all young radical person genuinely affordable options to unrecorded and thrive independently”.

The heir to the throne, who has been the charity’s patron for astir 20 years, told guests: “While homelessness is of people a analyzable societal issue, I passionately judge that it can, and should, beryllium ended.

“Achieving this volition necessitate a question that creates systemic change.

“A alteration that focuses connected prevention alternatively than management.

“And 1 that ensures each young radical person genuinely affordable options to unrecorded and thrive independently.”

The Prince praised the younker homelessness foundation Centrepoint for “making important headway” done its work, adding: “We indispensable stay optimistic by the advancement that we spot and the stories of occurrence we hear.

“But to execute the level of systemic alteration needed to extremity younker homelessness successful the UK, determination is inactive truthful overmuch much to do.

“If you person been inspired by the young radical you volition conscionable this evening, past delight deliberation astir what it is that you tin bash to bring alteration successful your communities to yet extremity younker homelessness for good.

“We volition lone beryllium palmy successful bringing astir that change, if we enactment together.”

The Prince past helped to contiguous awards to six young radical who person transformed their lives and flooded immense challenges to amusement leadership, world accomplishment and dedication to their communities.

The Prince's cousin, Lady Kitty Spencer, 33, a Centrepoint ambassador, was among celebrated faces presenting awards, on with West Ham footballer Jarrod Bowen, Ted Lasso prima Kola Bokkini and his vigor and TV presenter sister Yinka, Supacell prima Tosin Cole and BBC Radio 1 presenter Dean McCullough.

Centrepoint CEO Seyi Obakin said the awards, which are backed by Nationwide Building Society, “serve arsenic a almighty reminder of the unthinkable transformations young radical tin execute erstwhile fixed the close support.”

He added: “Our nominees and winners person flooded important barriers and person made singular strides successful their lives, whether done further acquisition oregon apprenticeships.

“It is an honour to observe their achievements and to admit the captious relation our firm partners play successful tackling younker homelessness.”