The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex today joined actor Tom Hardy, England football manager Gareth Southgate and rapper Tinie Tempah in a discussion about youth violent crime.
Charles called for a renewed effort to 'make a dent' in the scourge of knife crime and the youth violence responsible for 'appalling' human disasters, as he convened a Clarence House summit with his son Harry.
They gathered experts, former gang members, bereaved families, celebrity supporters and charity bosses to discuss solutions to the crime wave that has seen 125 people killed in London already this year.
Charles and Harry pose for a photograph following a discussion about violent youth crime at Clarence House in London today
Actor Tom Hardy (second left), Prince Charles (centre) and Prince Harry (centre right) take part in a discussion about violent youth crime at a forum held at Clarence House in London this morning
The Prince of Wales laughs as he and the Duke of Sussex take part in a talk about violent youth crime in London today
The Prince of Wales laughs as he points at Tinie Tempah, with Gareth Southgate (far left) standing next to him today
Margaret and Barry Mizen, the parents of murdered teenager Jimmy Mizen, talk to the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex
The heir to the throne suggested more vocational training opportunities and after-school activities were needed for those who may find themselves drawn into gangs or violence.
He told invited guests: 'There must be better ways if we're going to prevent all these appalling disasters and tragedies happening to so many people's families.
'This is a thing which seems unacceptable, frankly, we should say enough is enough, this time we are really going to make a dent in this for the sake of so many young, so many families.'
Charles called for better vocational education to 'help provide what is needed for all those people who don't find a strictly academic course'.
'It seems to me we need to find better ways of helping people in that adolescent transition period to be able to take part in exciting, adventurous, constructive, sometimes risky - if you can get past health and safety - opportunities.
The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex listen during the discussion about violent youth crime at Clarence House today
The Prince of Wales talks with Gareth Southgate during the discussion about violent youth crime at Clarence House today
The Prince of Wales has called for a renewed effort to 'make a dent' in the scourge of knife crime
Charles and the Duke of Sussex gathered experts, former gang members, bereaved families and celebrity supporters
Charles suggested more after-school activities were needed for those who may find themselves drawn into gangs
The heir to the throne and his son Harry heard from those with direct experience of violence at the forum today
'Because at that age people are more aggressive, they're more energetic, you need to find a way of helping to channel that - boxing clubs are a brilliant way of doing that.'
The heir to the throne and his son Harry heard from those with direct experience of violence including Barry and Margaret Mizen, the parents of murdered teenager Jimmy Mizen, who have set up a charity in memory of their son to tackle youth violence.
Charles said one of the delegates had told him that between 3pm and 6pm, when schools have closed, is a dangerous period for young people.
Mr Mizen said: 'There are schools now where young people are hanging back at the end of the day, they are too frightened to go home at the end of the day, and are waiting for the crowds to disperse - this is the reality.
'So, absolutely great (having) extra activities. The one issue you've got, the very young people you need to engage in these activities are the hardest ones to get involved in the activities.'
Charles and Harry also met Pride of Britain winner Omar Sharif, who rose from a life embroiled with gangs in London and the pain of being homeless to running his own personal fitness business.
Among the invited guests was Prince's Trust ambassador actor Tom Hardy, who spoke to Charles at the event
Charles called for better vocational education as he spoke during a discussion about violent youth crime
Charles said a delegates told him that from 3pm to 6pm, when schools have closed, is a dangerous period for young people
The Prince of Wales has called for a renewed effort to cut the youth violence responsible for 'appalling' human disasters
Charles and the Duke of Sussex convened a Clarence House summit to talk about violent youth crime today
It comes hours after detectives launched a murder investigation and arrested five people after another teenager was stabbed to death in South East London last night. It happened at about 9.50pm in Lee, near Lewisham.
Last month, Harry attended a round table discussion on youth violence in London, co-facilitated by young people from MAC UK, a mental health charity for excluded young people.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick insists the tide is turning against the crime rise, but admitted it would take a long time to tackle the 180 violent gangs in London that are 'busy' dragging children into crime.
So far this year in the capital, there have been more than 120 murders. Ms Dick told LBC that after three years of gun and knife crime increasing, the rate is now starting to level off and come down.
The talk was part of the Trust's ongoing work to help disadvantaged and vulnerable young people following the increase in violent crime committed by young people in the UK's urban centres, Clarence House said.
Topics covered will include using social media to amplify inspiring voices; how role models can influence behaviour; how to engage young people in alternative activities; and giving young people a greater stake in the economy and society.
Charles set up The Prince's Trust in 1976 in response to social unrest and high youth unemployment. Its business start-up programme began in 1983 after conversations with young people following the Brixton and Toxteth riots.
Police stand next to a cordon in Lee, near Lewisham, in South East London this morning after launching a murder probe
Police were called at 9.50pm last night to the road in Lee, near Lewisham, after reports of armed youths in the street
Officers attended the scene in Lee and two men, both thought to be 18, were taken to hospital with serious stab injuries
How London's murder toll this year soared past the 2017 total by mid-November
The epidemic of violent crime in London was made clear midway through last month when killings in the capital had already soared past the total in the whole of 2017.
Now, the number of killings in London so far in 2018 is the highest in a calendar year this decade. There have been 125 violent deaths so far this year, the largest number in a calendar year since 2009, when there were 131.
The total figure is also well above the 118 violent deaths recorded in 2017. In February, the murder rate in London rose past that of New York, with Scotland Yard looking at 15 suspicious deaths - compared to 11 for the NYPD.
However, the total number for 2018 is still below the 205 killings recorded between April 2003 and March 2004.
In 2018 there have been 72 deaths involving a knife, 13 involving a gun, one involving a knife and a gun and one a crossbow.
Just over a third of victims, 44, were aged 16 to 24, of whom 10 were shot, 32 were stabbed and one was killed in an attack involving a knife and gun.
Some 25 of the victims were aged 19 and under, six of whom were shot and 16 of whom were stabbed.
Earlier this month Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick insisted the tide was turning against knife and gun offences, although she admitted it would take time to tackle the 180 violent gangs in London who drag children into crime.
The force released figures that showed in September, October and November this year there were 176 fewer victims of knife crime with injury aged under 25 than in the same three months in 2017, a 31 per cent reduction.
Experienced detectives say they have shocked by the volume of violent crime and ferocity of some attacks in the capital this year. At least 20 of those killed have been teenagers, six of whom were shot and 14 stabbed.
Police have pointed to links between violence and so-called county lines drug networks, where urban dealers force children and other vulnerable people to courier illegal substances to customers in more rural areas.
They are also known to take over innocent people's homes to use as a base for crime.
Police set up a cordon in September after a 25-year-old man was murdered on street in Tufnell Park, North London
Middle class cocaine users have come under fire from public figures, including the country's most senior police officer Commissioner Dick, who pointed to the misery caused by the drugs trade.
Drill music, where rappers taunt rivals with lyrics laced with violence and threats, and the role of social media in escalating disputes have also come under the microscope, as have cuts to youth services and the police.
A breakdown of the first 100 murders showed only a quarter were thought to be gang-related.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been criticised for failing to do enough to stop the violence, but he is planning a Violence Reduction Unit to adopt the public health approach to tackle violent crime that was successfully used in Glasgow.
The Metropolitan Police Violent Crime Task Force has meanwhile seized 340 knives, 40 guns and 258 other offensive weapons in its first six months of its operation, and making more than 1,350 arrests.
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