Prince William experiences being homeless
Thursday, 24 December 2009
BEIJING, Dec 23 (Xinhuanet): British Prince William slept a night on a London street for experiencing the situation of being homeless, according to news reports on Wednesday.
The prince spent the night in a sleeping bag next to rubbish bins in central London in an organised event by a homeless charity Centrepoint.
The charity's chief executive slept next to the prince and said they were frightened as a moment came that they were nearly hit by a road sweeper.
It is reported that they woke up in the street at 6 o'clock in the morning and walked to the West End to meet other participants who were also experiencing the homeless' sleep.
Prince William took away from the experience the importance of tackling all the issues that cause people to be homeless and stay homeless.
The prince spent the night in a sleeping bag next to rubbish bins in central London in an organised event by a homeless charity Centrepoint.
The charity's chief executive slept next to the prince and said they were frightened as a moment came that they were nearly hit by a road sweeper.
It is reported that they woke up in the street at 6 o'clock in the morning and walked to the West End to meet other participants who were also experiencing the homeless' sleep.
Prince William took away from the experience the importance of tackling all the issues that cause people to be homeless and stay homeless.