The Duke of Cambridge is giving his support to a charity that helps homeless LGBT youngsters after Lady Gaga recommended that he get involved.

Prince William will this week meet representatives from The Albert Kennedy Trust (Akt), who hope he will become its patron.

The pair first teamed up together after William read an open letter by Lady Gaga about living with post-traumatic stress disorder. The pair then collaborated on a project for Heads Together, a mental health initiative spearheaded by The Royal Foundation, in 2017.

Prince William will this week meet representatives from The Albert Kennedy Trust (Akt), who hope he will become its patron, after Lady Gaga persuaded him to get involved

A source told The Mail on Sunday: ‘They met during the campaign and they’ve kept in touch. Lady Gaga encouraged him to get involved with Akt as she has previously done work with them.

‘The stories she shared with him inspired him to lend a hand.’

Ms Hall described establishing the trust – which has several high-profile patrons including Sir Ian McKellen – as ‘an emotional response, an angry response, to what was going on’

The charity was founded in 1989 by Cath Hall, a foster carer, who named it after a 16-year-old boy who fell to his death from a Manchester car park after being chased by a gang. Albert, who was gay, had run away from a children’s home in Salford and had suffered appalling homophobia.

Ms Hall described establishing the trust – which has several high-profile patrons including Sir Ian McKellen – as ‘an emotional response, an angry response, to what was going on’.

The charity runs an online support service and has centres in London and the North West and North East, which provide homes, mentoring and training for gay youngsters. In 2017, it provided 6,075 nights of safe accommodation across the UK.

It is not the first time that the 37-year-old Prince has become involved in LGBT issues. Three years ago, he appeared on the cover of the gay magazine Attitude, and used an interview to highlight homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying and the resulting effects on people’s mental health.