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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

Marcus Gilbert obituary

Actor who starred as Rupert Campbell-Black in the TV series Riders in the 1990s and in the Rambo and Evil Dead film franchises

The Guardian - UK

Rivals 'cast Chris de Burgh' for unlikely cameo in second series

The second series of Rivals is expected to air on Disney+ later this year

Evening Standard

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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

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

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

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,…

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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

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

‘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

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

The Independent UK

These Elite Holiday Gifts are Good Enough for Princess Kate, Meghan Markle and ‘Marie Claire’ Editors

Slip a little regal magic under the tree this year.

Marie Claire

Rivals Season 2 release date is announced: prepare for more drama

Finally, we’ll learn the fate of Sir Tony Baddingham

Evening Standard

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.

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Rivals 'cast and crew's raunchy drug-taking all-nighters' revealed

‘One star was still so high, their eyes were totally wild so they had to send them home,’ a source claimed

The Guardian - UK

Ncuti Gatwa leads star winners at first Speakies awards for audio storytelling

The actor won best performance for BBC drama Gatsby in Harlem at the inaugural British Audio awards, while Nicola Coughlan’s narration of Juno Dawson’s Queen B clinched best sci-fi audiobook

The Guardian - UK

‘So weird, but cute’: Bridget Jones immortalised as London welcomes statue of Britain’s favourite singleton

Helen Fielding and Renée Zellweger gather in Leicester Square as a new bronze marks 30 years of the diary-writing everywoman who redefined the romcom heroine

The Guardian - UK

It’s not all about roasting on an open fire – there’s so much more you can do with chestnuts

They have strong Christmas connotations, but these nuts are so versatile, whether you’re eating them hot out of the shell, or with pasta or pheasant. Plus: a burger that lives up to the hype

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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.

The Guardian - UK

Jilly Cooper died of head injury suffered in fall at home, inquest hears

Coroner reaches conclusion of accidental death and says author died as a result of a traumatic subdural haematoma

The Independent UK

Dame Jilly Cooper died from a fatal head injury, inquest told

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The Independent UK

Dame Jilly Cooper’s cause of death revealed during inquest

Beloved authour was pronounced dead in hospital on October 5

Evening Standard

Jilly Cooper cause of death revealed at inquest as fatal head injury after fall at home

‘Bonkbuster’ writer Dame Jilly was rushed to hospital last month but was pronounced dead after her condition deteriorated

The Guardian - UK

Sara Pascoe’s novel wins inaugural Jilly Cooper award

Weirdo, the comedian’s ‘daring look at young womanhood’, is the first winner of new honour named after the Riders novelist, adding to the Comedy women in print prizes

The Independent UK

Rivals star reveals Jilly Cooper visited set just days before her death

Author also watched three episodes of new season, says Alex Hassell

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