Overview
- Family found Cooper at her Bisley home around 5pm on 4 October, with paramedics arriving within about 20 minutes and transferring her to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
- She was initially able to speak to ambulance crew, but her condition deteriorated and she died in hospital at 8:30am on 5 October with relatives present.
- Senior coroner Katy Skerrett recorded accidental death and said there were no suspicious circumstances, noting Cooper likely fell, possibly down stairs.
- Inquest statements described an urgent CT scan showing a skull fracture and a catastrophic head injury, and her GP noted earlier falls in 2018 and September 2024 alongside slowing mobility.
- Her children called the loss a complete shock, and Queen Camilla led tributes to the bestselling Rutshire Chronicles author, who had visited the Disney+ Rivals set days before the fall.