William hugged by fans during visit to ‘fantastic' youth centre
William was stopped in his tracks by a female fan who bounded over and asked for a hug as he walked towards the centre, and when he left the prince was surrounded by selfie-seeking well-wishers.
The future King visited Mentivity, a youth club in Walworth that aims to go beyond teaching life skills and help children acquire the emotional and social tools needed for a digital world.
He played computer games with youngsters – losing at football but winning a car race – and told an executive from Spotify, which is working with Mentivity, that he was surprised the King's recent Apple play list did not feature more classical music.
When the prince arrived, Oluwaseyi Soyebo-Idowu, 50, waved at William to stop after she spotted him posing for a selfie with another member of the public and asked a passer-by to take a snap of them with her camera phone.
Elevating William to the status of monarch, she said afterwards: 'I'm very excited, I've never seen a King – it was very nice to meet him. He was so humble, bringing himself down to ordinary level.'
Later, William sat down for a discussion with Mentivity founders Sayce Holmes-Lewis and Leon Wright and some of their partners and told them: 'You've got a really dynamic team who get the local community and understand the challenges and that is really exciting.'
He added: 'What can we do to take Mentivity and make it bigger, without diluting what you do – so I'm already thinking about that.'
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