2019-07-01_HelloMagazine_UK

ROCKING UP IN LONDON

BRING THEIR VOICES TOGETHER

FOR A SPECIAL CAUSE

KATE AND RONNIE

R

ock-starroyaltyjoinedforces

withtherealthingat a glittering

galatocelebratea causecloseto

theirheartslastweek.

CelebratingActiononAddiction’s

firstannualdinner,heldduring

Addiction AwarenessWeek,the

DuchessofCambridgeandRolling

StoneslegendRonnieWoodleda

starryline-upofguestsatSomerset

HouseinLondon.

VIPsincludedactorDougray

Scott,designerBella Freudand

Ronnie’stheatreproducerwifeSally.

WhileKatewowedina stylishivory

BarbaraCasasoladress,Ronnie,72,

rockedupina blackmetallicjacket

withbrightpinkliningtomatchhis

wife’spoppy-printfrock.

Speakingexclusivelytohello!,

themusiciansaid:“Therewasan

incredibleenergyofsupportinthe

airanda lotofunderstandingabout

addiction.It wasa privilegeandan

honourtobepartofit.

“TheDuchessis reallypassionate

aboutthecharityandis verykeento

throwa spotlightonit becauseit

meanssomuchtoher.”

This was clear when Kate, who has

beenpatronofActiononAddiction

since2012,lituptheroom with an

impassionedspeech.

SUPPORTFORCHILDREN

Addressingtheguests,thedevoted

campaignerfor mental health

awarenesssaid: “Havingmet so

manypeoplewhohavesuffered

fromaddiction,I haveseenover

and overagainthat,sadly,theroot

causecansooftenbetracedright

backtotheveryearliestyearsof

someone’slife.

“Traumaexperiencedinearly

childhood– insomecasesasa result

ofseparation,abandonment,abuse,

orevenemotionalneglect– can

havea lastingeffect.”

Themotherofthreeadded:“It

isthereforevitalthatwesupport

everyonewhocaresforchildrenin

thoseformativeyears,especially

if we wanttohelpwiththeinter-

generationalcycleofaddiction.

“What’sremarkableaboutAction

onAddictionis thatit goesbeyond

helpingthosewhoaresuffering

on thecourageousjourneyinto

recovery. It also lends direct

s

TheDuchessof

Cambridgeis the

creamofthecropin

herelegantBarbara

Casasoladress

asshearrivesat

SomersetHousein

London for the dinner

TheDuchessof

Cambridgegreets

RollingStoneRonnie

Woodandhiswife

Sallyata galadinner

forthecharityAction

on Addiction

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