Prince William Supports Hitmakers in Launching Charity CD to Fight Homelessness 🎵

<p><br /> Prince William has helped a host of hitmakers launch a charity CD which turns back the clock to help battle homelessness.<br /> </p><p><br /> The album 1969: Key To Change sees the likes of The Feeling, Johnny Marr and Jools Holland sing favourites from the year which saw the launch of the charity Centrepoint.<br /> </p><p><br /> As patron of the organisation, William took part in a photoshoot promoting the CD, although his musical talents were not needed in the recordings themselves.<br /> </p><p><br /> Centrepoint has been helping the plight of socially excluded, homeless youngsters in London for 41 years.<br /> </p><p><br /> To celebrate its work and help raise money, stars have selected tracks from 1969 and given them a fresh twist for the new album.<br /> </p><p><br /> Jools Holland pairs up with Ruby Turner for a rendition of Billy Preston's You are So Beautiful.<br /> </p><p><br /> The Smiths' former guitarist Johnny Marr opts for Rabbit Mackay's Tendency to be Free, whereas The Feeling go for the one-hit wonder In the Year 2525.<br /> </p><p><br /> Holland said homelessness was a plight that he as a Londoner felt a special need to address: "The charity helps people who through no fault of their own get into difficulty, and it all happens under our noses. It is very important now to help these people."<br /> </p><p><br /> He also praised William for his involvement.<br /> </p><p><br /> "Royal involvement does help a charity. The profile of the charity is raised and when someone like Prince William are involved it increases the chance of it being a success," Holland said.<br /> </p><p><br /> Homelessness is a topic close to the prince's heart, as it was to his mother; the Princess of Wales was patron of Centrepoint at the time of her death.<br /> </p><p><br /> William accompanied his mother on visits to homeless shelters in London during his youth.<br /> </p><p><br /> In December last year he spent a night sleeping rough in London - in temperatures that dropped to minus 4C - to raise awareness of the plight of the capital's homeless.<br /> </p><p><br /> The album is available at centrepoint.fairsharemusic.com.<br /> </p>