Queen Camilla Champions Economic Abuse Survivors

Queen Camilla recently hosted an afternoon tea reception at Clarence House, bringing together the Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA) charity, survivors, and representatives from the banking sector. During the event, the Queen engaged in a private discussion with three survivors who bravely shared their personal stories of economic abuse and its profound impact.

Camilla, a long-time advocate for tackling violence against women and girls, expressed that she learned a great deal about economic abuse, a topic often overlooked. She commended the courage of the survivors and underscored the importance of their voices in shaping actions and policy. The SEA charity emphasized that economic abuse, involving a partner's control over finances, affects one in six women in the UK and often accompanies other forms of abuse.

The reception aimed to foster collaboration between survivors, the charity, and financial institutions to develop better measures for tackling economic abuse. SEA, the UK's sole charity dedicated to this issue, works to raise awareness, transform responses, and advocate for systemic reforms to support survivors and prevent further abuse.