William and Kate donate funds to burgled food bank

The Prince and Princess of Wales person made a donation to assistance replenish banal astatine a southbound London nutrient slope which had thousands of pounds worthy of goods stolen.

Southwark Foodbank, which is operated by Pecan connected Peckham High Street, was targeted by thieves connected Sunday who took astir £3,000 of nutrient and hygiene products, arsenic good arsenic a laptop.

In a post connected X, formerly Twitter, the nutrient slope thanked the Royal mates and said it had been "overwhelmed by the outpouring of enactment from crossed society".

It added that its nutrient stocks had present been replenished.

Pecan's main enforcement Peter Edwards antecedently told the BBC the burglary had "had a devastating impact" which deed "the astir susceptible radical successful our community".

He said that portion the nutrient slope had been near with conscionable capable "to support serving radical successful need... it's important that we proceed to fundraise connected an urgent scale".

Reports astir the nutrient bank's plight subsequently led to a surge successful donations from members of the public.

Kensington Palace said Prince William and Catherine had besides seen the communicative and wanted to support.

The nutrient slope said the mates had pledged £3,500.

The burglary followed 4 different break-ins astatine 2 London nutrient banks implicit the past 14 months including astatine Lewisham Foodbank successful south-east London, wherever a ample quantity of currency that would person been spent connected nutrient was stolen successful July past year.

The Metropolitan Police has said nary arrests had been made implicit Sunday's burglary.