Overview
- Media reports in late September 2026 confirmed that the royal household engaged Alcohol Change UK to deliver alcohol-awareness seminars for Buckingham Palace staff.
- Presenters covered mindful drinking and so-called “grey area” drinking, explained as heavy consumption without formal dependence, and taught staff how to spot and manage colleagues who may be under the influence at work.
- The charity urged employers to consider non-drinkers, including Muslim colleagues whose faith prohibits alcohol, so that social and workplace practices do not exclude or push out those staff.
- The training was delivered several years ago as part of a wider push by the Palace’s human resources team to modernise workplace wellbeing, which in the past year has also seen 17 mental health first aiders trained and an employee pulse survey conducted.
- Reporting notes a December 2024 off-duty incident in which a staff member was arrested after a gathering, the Palace has been contacted for comment, and no new published findings from the pulse survey or further disciplinary updates have been reported