Prince William talked about some of the struggles of teenage life as he attended The Diana Award this afternoon.
The Prince of Wales visited the event at The Truman Brewery, where the charity served as this year's official partner for the global gathering of business, technology and creative leaders.
The Diana Award stands as the sole charity officially bearing the name of the late Princess of Wales, established upon her conviction that young people possess the capacity to transform their communities and the wider world.
During the engagement, the heir to the throne engaged in a frank conversation about menstrual health with Vivi Lin, a 28-year-old period equity campaigner from Taiwan who founded the With Red organisation and The Period Museum.
Ms Lin, who took home one of the awards on the evening, asked whether the prince had broached the subject yet with his 11-year-old daughter, Charlotte.
"I know I will have to one day," he replied, according to Hello, before admitting that he "might need my wife to help me with that".
The activist commended William's willingness to engage with the topic openly.
"We work with a lot of dads who have daughters, and I think it is just really important to ask him that question," Ms Lin explained. "He shared that he knows one day he will need to have that conversation with his daughter, but he will need the help of his wife and everything."
William talked about all things teenagers as he attended The Diana Award this afternoon
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The activist noted that the prince is "obviously very into women's sports" - something that "he definitely knows a lot of things about".
"Hearing him say that he knows he needs to talk to his daughter, and that he also knows he needs help from his family and everyone, I think this will really encourage a lot of people who are ready or not ready yet to talk to their children about periods," she added.
"The fact that he acknowledged and knows that 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 a different conversation with people."
The Diana Legacy Awards, held biennially, honour 20 outstanding young leaders who continue the Princess's legacy of positive change.
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The prince spoke with winners and Vivi Lin Sophie Pender
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The organisation works to empower the next generation through programmes that unlock potential and create opportunities, ensuring no young person is overlooked.
CEO of The Diana Award, Dr Tessy Ojo, said she was "delighted" to see William at the engagement. "These young people are not simply responding to the world they inherit but actively reshaping it and through this making a lasting positive impact," she added.
Sophie Pender, the 30-year-old founder of the 93 per cent Club, met with the Prince following her participation in the "society rewired" panel discussion.
The pair explored themes of community cohesion amid political division, with Ms Pender noting William's unique position to encounter an extraordinarily diverse range of people across the nation.
"He said something really lovely about, in the backdrop of things feeling quite divided, there's actually way more that connects us," Ms Pender, who won the Diana Legacy Award, recalled.
But William was left shellshocked when he spoke to filmmaker Ella Greenwood, who made the documentary Lost Generation.
The film discusses the topical debate of online harm to children and their social media exposure. When he asked how damaging social media was to youngsters, he was astounded by Ms Greenwood's response.
She revealed that children as young as 13 had been exposed to the brutal assassination of American activist Charlie Kirk, who was murdered while speaking at Utah Valley University.
"A 13-year-old saw this?" the prince asked, scarcely believing what he had heard, clearly displaying concern.
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