Kate Middletonwent glam for a dinner date with one of her favorite causes on Wednesday evening.
Just one day aftergetting her hands dirty shearing sheepin rural Cumbria, England, Kate headed across town from her Kensington Palace home for the gala dinner at a London eatery.
The celebration at Spring restaurant in Somerset House was forAction on Addiction’sAddiction Awareness Week, which aims to foster discussion about the varied elements of addiction and engage with people and families affected.
Action on Addictionis one of the Duchess of Cambridge’s key causes and something that she spoke about with locals in Cumbria on Tuesday.
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Leaning over a worktop of plates waiting to be filled for the evening, Kate said it must be “so rewarding” for them to now be giving back to help others recover.
The dinner started with a salad made with radishes, carrots, broad beans, stracciatella and verbena oil. After a main course of River Test trout, lemon cake with elderflower cream and gooseberries was served for dessert.
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“Action on Addiction was one of my very first patronages, and as such, it is very close to my heart,” she said. “I’m hugely passionate about the support it provides, especially for parents, children and families who suffer from, or through, addiction. And in some ways, it was the catalyst for my interest in early childhood development too.”
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Kate shared that many times the cause of addiction can be traced back to childhood trauma.
In Cumbria on Tuesday, she was praised for the impact she is having for people with addictions and the work she’s done to raise awareness of how drug and alcohol abuse affects families.
“She talked about the subject of early intervention among the youth and schools. You can see she’s really keen to look into it further,” said Phil Caine, recovery coach.
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source: people.com
