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Queen Camilla Mourns Lord Archer: A Life of Champagne & Controversy
6 Oct
Summary
- Queen Camilla expressed sadness over Lord Archer's passing.
- She remembered him as an irrepressible life force.
- Archer died suddenly at 86 before his final book's release.
Queen Camilla has expressed her sadness following the sudden death of author Lord Jeffrey Archer, who passed away on Monday at the age of 86. Camilla, a supporter of Archer's Queen's Reading Room charity, sent her sympathies to his family during this "time of sorrow."
She described Lord Archer as "not without flaw" but an "irrepressible life force." Camilla noted his passing occurred just before the publication of his final work, 'Adam & Eve,' and shortly after his appearance at her Queen's Reading Room Festival in September. She recalled enjoying his final novel over the summer.
Lord Archer, a former Conservative MP, was also a bestselling novelist. His publishing house confirmed he died peacefully at home between writing sessions. He was made a life peer in 1992 but his political career ended in 2001 after a prison sentence for perjury and perverting the course of justice. He leaves behind his wife, two sons, and five grandchildren.
