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Dame Jilly Cooper’s memorial service filled with famous faces
- Queen Camilla attended the service at Southwark Cathedral, where she joined stars of the Disney+ TV series Rivals, including David Tennant, Victoria Smurfit, and Aidan Turner, to honour Dame Jilly Cooper.
- Because Cooper died in October 2025, Queen Camilla attended a memorial to honor her, expressing sadness and meeting the cast last month.
- The Dean of Southwark led the service, describing Dame Jilly Cooper as `a person with a champagne soul`, with readings by Alex Hassell, Bella Maclean, and Dame Joanna Lumley.
- Arriving guests paid tribute, with Sir Derek Jacobi calling her `a glorious lady` and saying he `loved her very much and miss her very much`, while Dame Joanna Lumley felt `elated and full of champagne`.
- On screen and in print, Cooper's influence continues as her career spanned over five decades, she kept writing on Monica, and filming on the second series of Rivals began last May.
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Who's who at Dame Jilly Cooper's memorial? Queen Camilla leads the mourners as stars and literary greats turn out to pay their respects to the ‘champagne soul’ author of Rivals
The legendary writer, who knew that funerals were nothing if not social affairs, was remembered by friends, stars, and canine companions
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