Acclaimed author Dame Jilly Cooper has passed away. Her death has devastated her family and the cast of the Disney adaptation of one of her novels.

On October 5, Jilly Cooper took a fall in her Bisley home in Gloucestershire. The incident cost the 88-year-old her life, as reported by Gloucestershire Live.

The author is most known for her novel Rivals, the second entry in her Rutshire Chronicles saga. It was picked up by Disney+, who pulled in an all-star cast to perform her story on the big screen.

After hearing word of her death, the cast were in the middle of filming season 2 of the show, according to a statement shared by The Independent. They were deeply upset with her passing.

Family Of Jilly Cooper Are “So Proud” Of Her

Jilly Cooper’s children, Felix and Emily, said, “Mum was th

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