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Joanna Lumley and Queen Camilla Among Guests at Memorial for Jilly Cooper
Dame Jilly Cooper, who inspired TV adaptations and received a damehood for literature and charity, will be honored by friends, family, and notable actors at Southwark Cathedral.
- A memorial service will be held at Southwark Cathedral in central London to honor Dame Jilly Cooper, who died unexpectedly in October aged 88 after a fall, reports PA.
- Known for steamy fiction, Dame Jilly Cooper built a reputation with novels on scandal and adultery including Riders, Rivals and Polo, and her works have been adapted for TV, including the recent Disney+ Rivals series.
- Having received national honours, Cooper was made a CBE in 2018 and a dame in 2024, later calling the King’s investiture `orgasmic`; she continued writing in 2023 using Monica and published Tackle! and Mount!.
- She is survived by her two children, Felix and Emily, and friends and family are expected to attend the memorial service, PA news agency reports.
- Camilla previously described Cooper as a `wonderfully witty and compassionate friend` and a writing `legend`, noting Rupert Campbell-Black is said to be partly based on Andrew Parker Bowles.
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Ilkley GazetteQueen, Danny Dyer and David Tennant among stars at funeral for local author
The Queen and stars of hit TV show Rivals are among those celebrating the life of Dame Jilly Cooper as a memorial service is held in her honour.
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