Duchess of Cambridge Looks Radiant in Blue as She Visits Action on Addiction Centre

The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, looked stunning in a blue coat as she arrived at the Action on Addiction Centre in Whitford, Essex.

Kate, who is the patron of the charity, met with staff and clients and opened the new clouds in the community treatment centre.

Kate, who is pregnant with her third child, stepped out in a new coat by one of her favourite labels, GOAT.

The 330lb Ellery jacket in merin has a pretty bow detail on the collar.

This is the fifth time she has been spotted wearing the brand since announcing her pregnancy back in September.

This is not the first time Kate has found herself in a sticky situation while pregnant.

While carrying her first child, George, in 2013, she got a similar pair of black stilettos trapped in a drain cover at an Irish Guards parade.

Kate became a patron of Action on Addiction, which runs the treatment centre, in January 2012.

It was one of the first four charities she chose to support on an official basis after joining the Royal Family.

The centre, which opened its doors to clients last year, hosts a rolling cycle of nine-week-long self-help addiction recovery programmes called Clouds in the Community.

Choosing patronage of an addiction charity, Kate followed in the footsteps of the late Princess Diana, who was patron of Turning Point in 1985.

The community-based programmes are described as an effective alternative to residential treatment and allow the charity to provide services in more places and to help more people.

Clouds in the Community serves as a starting point for long-term recovery and abstinence, leading to improvements in participants' physical and mental health and overall quality of life.

Action on Addiction said independent evaluation of its Essex programme showed almost 80 per cent of clients did not return to any treatment service after completing the scheme.

The charity has several sites around the country, including its flagship Clouds House Centre in Wiltshire, which offers residential treatment, and a further community-based site in Liverpool.

It treats all forms of addiction, including alcoholism, drug addiction, gambling addiction, s** addiction and food-related disorders.

Kate's patronage of Action on Addiction is an important part of her work with the Royal Family.

She has been actively involved in the charity's work and has helped raise awareness of addiction and mental health issues.