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Literary Icon Dame Jilly Cooper Dies at 88

11/11/2025

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Dame Jilly Cooper died after a fall at her home in Bisley, Gloucestershire, suffering a traumatic subdural haematoma that caused her death on Oct 5.
She was 88 years old.
An inquest concluded her death was accidental and there were no suspicious circumstances.
Queen Camilla and Cooper's family paid tribute, highlighting her literary legacy and the adaptation of her novel "Rivals" into a successful TV series.

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Dame Jilly Cooper died after a fall at her home in Bisley, Gloucestershire, suffering a traumatic subdural haematoma that caused her death on Oct 5.
She was 88 years old.
An inquest concluded her death was accidental and there were no suspicious circumstances.
Queen Camilla and Cooper's family paid tribute, highlighting her literary legacy and the adaptation of her novel "Rivals" into a successful TV series.