Who is Clara Clutterbuck (Kirkpatrick)?

Clara is Beryl's estranged mother. She leaves 4-year-old Beryl in Africa with Charles to move back to England with another man. Other than sending Beryl a box of sweets months after she leaves. she has no contact with Beryl until she's looking to come back to Africa after the death of her second husband. She follows Beryl's success, but never creates a motherly bond with her.