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- Dame Jilly Cooper, of "bonkbuster" novels, died at 88 on October 5, 2025.
- Her children called the death a "complete shock" and said she was a "shining light."
- Riders and Rivals, part of the Rutshire Chronicles, sold 11 million copies in the UK.
- Tributes came from Queen Camilla and Prime Minister Keir Starmer; private funeral, public memorial at Southwark Cathedral.
