Is Kate Middleton planning to sideline as a chef? Well – she has been rubbing shoulders with the professionals at her new cooking classes.

The Duchess has joined TV chef Rachel Khoo to take part in classes at the prestigious Leith’s cooking school in West London. Gizzi Erskine, Lorraine Pascale and Xanthe Clay, have also trained there, doncha know!

Khoo, who stars in BBC Two cookery show The Little Paris Kitchen, said of her new cooking buddy: “Kate was in my class. Kate was ill for a few days, so I took notes for her. She was a lovely person, but she kept herself to herself.”

Two weeks worth of classes at the school will set you back a cool £1,600, for training from professional chefs, cookery writers and Masters of Wine, who, according to the school’s website, promise to: “impart enthusiasm for the food and wine trade and instil a lasting love of good food and wine”.

Kate and Prince William have just had a second kitchen installed at their Anmer Hall home, which will boast an eight-seater dining area, perfect for dinner parties. Looks like K-Mid is getting ready to serve up a storm.

We wonder who the first lucky guests will be!