United Kingdom, Dec. 21 -- Prince George has helped serve Christmas dinner to the homeless.

The 12-year-old prince joined his father Prince William, 43, at The Passage in London earlier this week, 32 years after the Prince of Wales joined his mother, the late Princess Diana, in visiting the shelter.

Mick Clarke, chief executive of the Passage, said George was "very much" willing to get "stuck in" to helping with the preparations for a meal for 150.

He said: "It was really about, 'Are you ready to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in?' And he very much was.

"Very much like his dad, actually - just wanted to get stuck in and help.

"A lovely kid is how I would describe him, and he just really seemed very interested in the work that we ...