The so-called 'queen of the bonkbuster' died aged 88 in October last year - less than 24 hours after she fractured her skull in a catastrophic fall at home.

The so-called 'queen of the bonkbuster' died aged 88 in October last year - less than 24 hours after she fractured her skull in a catastrophic fall at home.

Dame Jilly Cooper left a huge sum to her two children and her stepdaughter in her will following her death at the age of 88 last year

Rivals writer died aged 88 in October last year

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