Prince William and Princess Kate have received a message of gratitude after it was revealed that the royal couple had secretly donated to a south London food bank after the charity was robbed earlier in the week.
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<figure style="width: 1024px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://images.hellomagazine.com/horizon/original_aspect_ratio/20f44d315421-gettyimages-2147899128.jpg" width="1024" height="682" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">The Prince accepts a get-well card for his wife when visiting a food distribution charity in April this year</figcaption></figure>
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The Pecan community charity wrote a personalised thank you to the Prince and Princess of Wales via X, formerly known as Twitter, which read: &#8220;A huge thank you to @Kensingtonroyal who have donated to the recovery effort following the theft of £3k of food supplies from @southwarkfoodbk. All at @Pecan121a have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from across society. Food stocks are being replenished now.&#8221;
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The Metropolitan Police confirmed to the BBC that it had been called to Southwark Foodbank in Peckham, operated by Pecan, on Monday morning after a report of a burglary.
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Pecan&#8217;s chief executive Peter Edwards told the BBC that around £3,000 of food supplies and a laptop had been stolen, and said: &#8220;It&#8217;s had a devastating impact and it hits the most vulnerable people in our community.
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<figure style="width: 1024px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://images.hellomagazine.com/horizon/original_aspect_ratio/3e89c2aac27b-gettyimages-1230001293.jpg" width="1024" height="728" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">The royal couple visited a Manchester food bank in 2020 to thank key workers for their help during the pandemic</figcaption></figure>
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&#8220;We&#8217;re all emotionally invested in the services we provide; we&#8217;re only here to help other people so it&#8217;s a hammer blow when something like this happens.&#8221;
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Following the news, local and wider communities rallied around the charity to support the restocking of stolen goods, and the Prince and Princess of Wales made a donation for an undisclosed amount after seeing the story.
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<figure style="width: 1024px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://images.hellomagazine.com/horizon/original_aspect_ratio/ac63295f30be-gettyimages-1246551803.jpg" width="1024" height="682" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">They also visited Windsor Foodshare in 2023</figcaption></figure>
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This is not the first time the future king and his wife have lent a helping hand to food banks. The royal couple&#8217;s charitable work has previously included helping out at food banks and distribution centres.
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<h2>St Thomas Church, Swansea</h2>
In 2023, following a similar robbery, the Reverend of St Thomas Church in Swansea received a phone call from Kensington Palace offering to help replace the stolen items. The Prince and Princess had visited the church in 2022.
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Reverend Steve Bunting told the BBC: &#8220;&#8221;They were keen to make sure we could replace the items taken from the food bank. I&#8217;ve no idea how they got wind of the story, but I got a phone call early today expressing that the Prince and Princess of Wales were concerned about what happened.&#8221;
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<figure style="width: 671px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://images.hellomagazine.com/horizon/original_aspect_ratio/252dbb3f63fd-gettyimages-1243547737.jpg" width="671" height="1024" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Prince William and Princess Kate visited the re-developed church that had been turned into a centre for vulnerable people</figcaption></figure>
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<h2>Surplus to Supper, Sunbury-on-Thames</h2>
In his first public appearance since Princess Kate&#8217;s cancer announcement in April, the heir to the throne helped out loading food and cooking at the charity.
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<h2>Windsor Foodshare</h2>
The royal couple made a surprise visit to Dedworth Green Baptist Church, where volunteers were given an hour&#8217;s notice of their arrival. The volunteers said Princess Kate and Prince William were &#8216;down to earth&#8217;, and helped with checking food was in date and packaging food parcels.
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<figure style="width: 1024px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://images.hellomagazine.com/horizon/original_aspect_ratio/e4f2512d68b8-gettyimages-1246551919.jpg" width="1024" height="682" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">The couple were very hands on!</figcaption></figure>
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<h2>Old Smithfield Market food bank, Manchester</h2>
As part of a special trip undertaken during COVID-19, the Prince and Princess visited a variety of key workers and volunteers for their efforts during the pandemic.
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<figure style="width: 1024px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://images.hellomagazine.com/horizon/original_aspect_ratio/0a35d1dfc180-gettyimages-1230002006.jpg" width="1024" height="722" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">The couple wanted to pay tribute to the hard work of volunteers and key workers</figcaption></figure>

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