Catherine, Princess of Wales

The Princess of Wales has called for the “stigma” faced by those with addictions to end and society to show “compassion and love” to those dependent on drugs, alcohol or gambling. Kate said society’s experience of addiction was “shaped by fear, shame and judgement” and urged people to have open conversations and bring the issue “out of the shadows,” in a message to mark Addiction Awareness Week, which runs from November 23 to November 30.

The princess is patron of the Forward Trust, a charity supporting recovering addicts behind the week-long campaign, which commissioned an Ipsos survey revealing a majority of adults questioned have experienced or know someone who has lived with forms of dependency. Kate said in her message: “Addiction is not a choice, or a

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