PRINCE William video-called a charity in Powys this week after becoming the Patron of the National Emergencies Trust.

The Duke of Cambridge talked with staff at Dal Dy Dir, a community farm that supports people with disabilities, about the challenges they are facing and how they are using funding from the Trust to help.

Prince William heard how the charity has been changing the way it works in order to meet isolation rules and how it has been using Trust funding to support families caring for youngsters with challenging behaviours.

Charity workers also told the Duke about how they have been sending out food parcels and growing emergency supplies of vegetables to ensure the increased demand for food deliver to vulnerable users can be met.

The National Emergencies Trust was created in 2019 as a result of discussions held within the charitable sector about how to effectively respond to national emergencies following recent devastating tragedies, including the Grenfell Tower fire, and the terrorist attacks in London and Manchester in 2017.

The Trust works collaboratively with charities and other bodies to direct public donations to NET appeals, and to distribute funds fairly and efficiently through community foundations across the UK.

Speaking to Dal Dy Dir, The Duke said: “It’s got to be reassuring for [your clients] when so much is changing around them to know that you’re still there and your team are looking out for them. That little bit of support and reassurance goes a long way.”