Overview

• Her children, Felix and Emily, said she died on Sunday after a fall and confirmed the news in a statement on Monday.
• Queen Camilla said she was deeply saddened by Cooper’s death and hailed her as a writer who became a legend in her own lifetime.
• Cooper sold more than 11 million books in the UK and was best known for the Rutshire Chronicles, including Riders and Rivals.
• She remained active this year, serving as executive producer on the Rivals TV adaptation and appearing at BAFTAs and the Queen’s Reading Room events.
• Further tributes came from the Rivals producers Dominic Treadwell-Collins and Alexander Lamb, as well as from a Prime Minister’s spokesperson, with no funeral details yet announced.