{"id":313952,"date":"2026-01-30T15:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rivals-stars-gather-at-southwark-cathedral-to-celebrate-dame-jilly-coopers-life\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T15:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:00:15","slug":"rivals-stars-gather-at-southwark-cathedral-to-celebrate-dame-jilly-coopers-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rivals-stars-gather-at-southwark-cathedral-to-celebrate-dame-jilly-coopers-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Rivals stars gather at Southwark Cathedral to celebrate Dame Jilly Cooper\u2019s life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/ZDrQv97f-pc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Rivals stars gather at Southwark Cathedral to celebrate Dame Jilly Cooper\u2019s life\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZDrQv97f-pc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Rivals stars Danny Dyer and Alex Hassell have arrived at London&#8217;s Southwark Cathedral, joining friends and family of Dame Jilly Cooper at a memorial service to celebrate her life.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>The 88-year-old author died unexpectedly in October after a fall.<\/p>\n<p>Her literary agent Felicity Bunt arrived alongside her husband Stanley Tucci, who said Dame Jilly had &quot;changed the lives of so many people for the better with her books&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rivals stars Danny Dyer and Alex Hassell have arrived at London&#8217;s Southwark Cathedral, joining friends and family of Dame Jilly Cooper at a memorial service to celebrate her life. 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