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Chef Clare Smyth MBE (right) with Meghan Markle (second right) helping out at the Hubb Community Kitchen in London
From humble beginnings in the village of Bushmills, Clare Smyth, 42, travelled the world learning her trade, eventually setting new standards at her Core fine dining establishment in Notting Hill.
Along the way, the former Dunluce High School pupil has cooked for, and befriended, the rich and famous, including a booking for the most prestigious gig of 2018 – Harry and Meghan’s evening wedding reception at Frogmore House.
Having moved to Portsmouth aged 16 to attend catering college, Clare later worked under Alain Ducasse at the three-Michelin-star Le Louis XV in Monaco, and helped maintain the three-Michelin-star status at Gordon Ramsay’s for almost a decade.