The Princess of Wales has issued a rare personal statement urging the public to change its attitude toward dependency and addiction. In a message released on November 24 to mark the start of Addiction Awareness Week, Kate Middleton, 43, called on people across the United Kingdom and beyond to abandon judgment and “reframe this issue with kindness and understanding.”
The future Queen, who serves as the royal patron of the Forward Trust charity, posted the message to Instagram as new research highlighted the prevalence of addiction across the nation, placing her focus squarely on the stigma that prevents recovery.
Addiction is Not a Choice: Princess Kate’s Call for Empathy
Princess Kate’s statement cuts straight to the heart of how addiction is perceived by society, stressing that it is a public health crisis rather than a moral failure. Her words are meant to reassure individuals battling alcohol, drug, gambling, or medication dependencies. “Addiction is not a choice, or a personal failing, but a complex mental health condition that should be met with empathy and support,” the princess said in a statement.
View this post on InstagramShe continued by detailing the hidden crisis perpetuated by silence: “The stigma surrounding those who face addiction allows it to thrive behind closed doors, impacting families and communities, and ultimately ruining lives. Many of us will know someone who is struggling with an addiction.”
Kate acknowledged that while progress has been made to understand the issue since she married Prince William in 2011, there is still a long way to go, noting, “But still, even now in 2025, people’s experience of addiction is shaped by fear, shame and judgement. This needs to change.”
The royal mother-of-three called for immediate action from friends, family, and communities across the UK to break the cycle of isolation. For the princess, recovery begins with an act of support. “Now is the moment to show our compassion and love to help them, or their friends and family, to reach out to organisations like The Forward Trust for support,” she urged.
She stressed that hope is always available through open conversation: “Recovery is hard, but with the right treatment it is possible. And this begins with a conversation, a listening ear and showing we care.” The royal concluded by stressing that: “By talking about it in the open, together we can bring addiction and the harm it causes out of the shadows,” and “help individuals and families coping with addiction know they are not alone.”
Kate’s Ongoing Commitment to Mental Health and Early Years
Princess Kate's focus on addiction is part of her larger commitment to destigmatizing mental health issues, particularly those stemming from childhood trauma. In 2016, she, alongside Prince William and Prince Harry, spearheaded the Heads Together campaign, which aimed to change the national conversation around mental wellbeing and encourage people to talk openly about their mental health.
Kate is also patron of mental health charities like Place2Be and the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families. Her work has often highlighted the connection between early life trauma and later issues like addiction and family breakdown. This work led to her launch of The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood in 2021, her biggest project to date, with the goal of addressing mental health in the earliest years to prevent crises later in life.
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