Meghan Markle launches Grenfell cookbook as her first solo charity project

Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, cooks with women in the Hubb Community Kitchen at the Al Manaar Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre in west London Reuters

Set up in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire, the community kitchen has resulted in the publication of 'Together: Our Community Cookbook', of which the Duchess of Sussex has written the foreword. AP

Halima Al-huthaifi n in the Hubb Community Kitchen Reuters

The June 2017 fire in a 24-storey residential block killed 71 people and left many more living in temporary accommodation Reuters

Women from the affected community made use of a kitchen in a local Muslim cultural centre to prepare food for their families Reuters

The book showcases more than 50 recipes from across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean Reuters

Halima Al-huthaifi and Zahira Ghaswala cook in the Hubb Community Kitchen Reuters

The Duchess of Sussex has written the foreword to the recipe collection entitled Together: Our Community Cookbook, produced by women who suffered from the fatal blaze Reuters

Hiwot Dagnachew, Aysha Bora, Halima Al-huthaifi, Ahlam Saeid, Munira Mahmud. The Duchess has made several visits to the kitchen and helped bring the book to fruition Reuters

In her first solo charity project, Meghan, the newly-wed wife of Britain's Prince Harry, launches a cookbook this week in support of families affected by the Grenfell Tower fire disaster in London.

The Duchess of Sussex has written the foreword to the recipe collection entitled Together: Our Community Cookbook, produced by women who suffered from the fatal blaze.

The June 2017 fire in a 24-storey residential block killed 71 people and left many more living in temporary accommodation.

Women from the affected community made use of a kitchen in a local Muslim cultural centre to prepare food for their families.

The duchess has made several visits to the kitchen and helped bring the book to fruition, as well as narrating a video about the initiative.

"I immediately felt connected to this community kitchen; it is a place for women to laugh, grieve, cry and cook together," she wrote in the foreword.

"Melding cultural identities under a shared roof, it creates a space to feel a sense of normalcy - in its simplest form, the universal need to connect, nurture, and commune through food, through crisis or joy.

"Through this charitable endeavour, the proceeds will allow the kitchen to thrive and keep the global spirit of community alive."

The book showcases more than 50 recipes from across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean.

Meghan, a former US television actress, married Harry at Windsor Castle in May.

Joined by Harry, she is hosting an event at Kensington Palace on Thursday to mark the launch of Together.

The couple are due to undertake their first major official trip outside Britain from October 16 to 31, touring Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga.

They will take in Harry's Invictus Games in Sydney: a paralympic-style event for wounded military veterans.

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