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Dame Jilly Cooper leaves £8.5 million fortune to three family members in will

The writer died at the age of 88 after a fall in her Gloucestershire home

Evening Standard · Jun 23

Dame Jilly Cooper leaves eye-watering fortune to family in will

Rivals writer died aged 88 in October last year

The Independent UK · Jun 22

Rivals renewed for a third series by Disney+

The hit show is based on the best-selling novel written by Dame Jilly Cooper.

Evening Standard · Jun 16

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Dame Jilly Cooper told Rivals writers to stop making her ‘macho men’ cry

Laura Wade, executive producer on the show, said Dame Jilly was like a ray of ‘human sunshine’ but had dished out one memorable piece of criticism.

Evening Standard · May 24

Rivals star David Tennant reveals BAFTA ban 'worries' over major scene

The actor, 55, plays ruthless television boss Lord Baddingham in the Disney plus drama

Evening Standard · May 14

Danny Dyer, Emily Atack and David Tennant lead stars at glitzy Rivals series two premiere in London

‘All we want to do is make her and her family proud’, Emily Atack said of turning series two into a ‘love letter’ to Dame Jilly Cooper

Evening Standard · May 13

Rivals star Danny Dyer says Dame Jilly Cooper is ‘part of the fabric’ of show

The Disney+ show is based on a best-selling novel written by Dame Jilly who died in October.

Evening Standard · Mar 11

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Joanna Lumley ‘elated and full of champagne’ after Jilly Cooper memorial

The service took place at Southwark Cathedral in London on Friday morning.

Evening Standard · Jan 30

Queen joins Rivals stars to celebrate ‘champagne soul’ Dame Jilly Cooper

The author was known for her steamy novels which focused on scandal and adultery in upper class society.

Evening Standard · Jan 30

'A ray of sunshine': Rivals stars and Queen Camilla pay tribute to Jilly Cooper at London memorial service

Rivals stars David Tennant, Victoria Smurfit and Danny Dyer are among the guests at the memorial for Dame Jilly Cooper at London’s Southwark Cathedral

Evening Standard · Jan 30

Queen arrives for memorial service celebrating Dame Jilly Cooper’s life

The author was known for her steamy novels which focused on scandal and adultery in upper class society.

Evening Standard · Jan 30

Rivals stars among guests at memorial service celebrating Jilly Cooper’s life

The author was known for her steamy novels which focused on scandal and adultery in upper class society.

Evening Standard · Jan 30

Queen and Rivals stars among guests at memorial service celebrating Jilly Cooper’s life

The author has been honoured by Camilla, Dame Joanna Lumley, Danny Dyer and Stanely Tucci at London’s Southwark Cathedral

The Independent UK · Jan 30

Dame Jilly Cooper to be honoured at London memorial service

The author’s friends and family are expected to attend a service at Southwark Cathedral

The Independent UK · Jan 30

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Evening Standard · Jan 30

Life of Dame Jilly Cooper to be celebrated at memorial service

The author’s friends and family are expected to attend a service at Southwark Cathedral.

Evening Standard · Dec 26, 2025

Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Reiner among the celebrities we mourned in 2025

Fans were heartbroken following the death of former Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne.

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025

Queen Camilla meets Rivals star inspired by former husband Andrew Parker-Bowles

The Queen visited the cast and crew of Rivals, the Disney+ drama based on her late friend Dame Jilly Cooper’s bestselling book, while they were filming in Bristol on Monday (8 December).

Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2025

‘We all miss her so much’: Queen’s tribute to Jilly Cooper on Rivals set

Dame Jilly was an executive producer and the visit to the studio in Bristol had been organised before her death in October.

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The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025

The Queen visits Rivals set for behind-the-scenes tour in tribute to friend Jilly Cooper

‘It’s so sad she’s not here,’ says the Queen, just months after the famed author’s death

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2025

David Tennant and Aidan Turner return in first look at second series of Rivals

The pictures follow the death of Dame Jilly Cooper, who wrote the original book.

Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2025

Dame Jilly Cooper died in hospital after fall at home, inquest told

The 88-year-old author was found with a serious head injury at her Gloucestershire home.

Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2025

Queen pays tribute to Dame Jilly Cooper at literary festival

Camilla quoted the ‘queen of the bonkbuster’ who has died aged 88.

Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2025

Eamonn Holmes claims he inspired ‘devilishly handsome’ character in one of Dame Jilly Cooper’s novels

The GB News host spoke about the exchange after news of the bestselling author’s death aged 88

Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2025

Dame Jilly Cooper ‘changed the way we read books as women’ – Angela Rippon

The broadcaster was friends with the author.

Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2025

Tributes pour in from Rivals cast in honour of Dame Jilly Cooper

The author, who was known for her ‘bonkbusters’ including Riders, Rivals and Polo, died unexpectedly Sunday morning after a fall.

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