Prince William reveals approach to important Princess Charlotte talk

The Prince of Wales has revealed his approach to a very important conversation with his daughter, Princess Charlotte, during a new appearance at a London festival. Prince William held a discussion with a menstrual equity campaigner on Wednesday, as he met supporters and recipients of the Diana Award — a charity which aims to empower young people to lead change in East London.

During the visit, which took place at the Truman Brewery as part of the South by SouthWest London (SXSW London) festival, the prince met Vivi Lin, 28, and Sophie Pender, 30, who were recently recognised by the Diana Legacy Award. The award, which is presented every two years, celebrates the achievements of 20 young leaders who are believed to inspire young generations, make a positive difference to the world and have already received the Diana Award.

William was asked by Ms Lin, who founded the With Red charity to tackle period stigma and help others understand menstrual issues, if he had talked about periods with his daughter.

Smiling, the prince told her: “I know I will have to one day, but I might need my wife to help me with that.”

The pair then discussed period stigma and poverty, and William insisted on the importance of understanding and adapting to women’s biological cycles, including in sports.

After their discussion, Ms Lin said: “It was so impressive to see how much he knows about all this. I think he definitely knows a lot of things about this.”

She added: “Hearing him saying the fact that he knows that he needs to talk to his daughter, and that he also knows that he needs help from his family and everyone, I think this will really encourage a lot of people that aren’t ready or not ready yet to talk to their children about what they’re in.

“And the fact that he acknowledged and knows that, you know, menstrual stigma is still pretty much a thing in our current society, I think that will really help us to break that stigma and to have that conversation with people.”

The visit to the brewery concluded a day of engagements across East London for William, during which he also met with organisations tackling poverty and social change.

Earlier on Wednesday, the prince visited the Pecan charity, which provides support to those experiencing loneliness, a lack of job opportunities and runs a foodbank service that received a financial donation from William after burglars stole stock.

He also visited a pub named Prince of Peckham, where he called for pubs to be protected as he pulled a pint and tried jerk chicken.