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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

Rivals author Dame Jilly Cooper remembered at London service

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The Independent UK · Jan 30

Rivals season two ‘will feature cameo by Eighties music legend’

Second season is due to air later this year and will see the return of castmembers David Tennant, Aidan Turner, Danny Dyer and Alex Hassell

The Independent UK · Jan 20

Riders star Marcus Gilbert dies at 67 following three-year battle with throat cancer

The actor also starred in Rambo III and Doctor Who, and he also auditioned to be James Bond

Evening Standard · Jan 13

The Guardian view on the rise of romantic fiction: finally getting the respect it deserves

Jilly Cooper, Joanna Trollope and Sophie Kinsella all changed the genre. A new generation of novelists are doing the same and sales are soaring

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2025

Sophie Kinsella showed that ‘light’ fiction can speak to women’s real lives

The bestselling British author Sophie Kinsella “peacefully” died two days before her 56th birthday on December 10, 2025. Across more than 30 books published between 1995 and 2024, Kinsella became one of the most commercially successful writers of popular women’s fiction. Her novels were the books readers packed for holidays,…

The Conversation · Dec 15, 2025

How the ‘Queen of the Aga Saga’ moniker got Joanna Trollope all wrong

Despite several bestsellers earning her the adoration of millions of fans, the beloved author and acute observer of ordinary life long faced scorn from the literary elite

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2025

Queen Camilla Revealed She "Binge Watched" This Raunchy Show During Pneumonia Battle and "Felt Much Better"

"It's just good fun. And I think nowadays people need some good fun."

Marie Claire · Dec 9, 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.

Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2025