Claire was bright, funny and cheeky. She came to my house in Epsom on Derby Day 2008 and within minutes had taken over organising the rest of us. We had to try so many bottles of wine until Claire found one she liked and she really couldn't understand why anyone would want to turn perfectly good wine into a spritzer ! We laughed so much that day due largely to Claire's constant wise cracks and briliant sense of humour. She was a real joy to be with and will be hugely missed.