'Rivals' and 'Riders' author Jilly Cooper dies aged 88 after fall 

Author Jilly Cooper has died aged 88. Picture: Lucy Ray/PA

Jilly Cooper, the author of “bonkbusters” including Rivals, Riders and Polo, has died after a fall at the age of 88.

Her children, Felix and Emily, said her death on Sunday morning has come as a “complete shock”.