27-03-2025
Prince William takes Aberdeen walking tour to highlight homelessness
Prince William has been on a walking tour of Aberdeen with a homeless-friendly employer now working in the Prince of Wales - who is known as the Duke of Rothesay in Scotland - launched his Homewards project in aims to eradicate homelessness, and is supporting Invisible Cities Aberdeen, a social enterprise offering walking tours guided by people who have experienced William spent about half-an-hour on the streets of Aberdeen, and was photographed against a backdrop of a large seagull street art piece.
He walked from a reception with young people starting on the employment ladder to an event celebrating the work of Invisible William sat and discussed job prospects with young some told him they had been looking for work for up to two years, he replied: "I think things are pretty demoralising having waited so long and keep getting rejected, that's going to get you down."
Homewards is a five-year campaign aimed at ending homelessness in the prince has previously said homelessness should not exist in a "modern and progressive society".
