King Charles and Queen Camilla Informed of Royal Family Doctor’s Killing: Report
Dr. Hannah Terry; King Charles and Queen CamillaCredit: Norfolk Constabulary; Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty
Dr. Hannah Terry, also known as Hannah Cain, was found dead at her home near King Charles and Queen Camilla’s Sandringham estate on Sunday, Oct. 4
Her husband, Mark Cain, has been charged with her murder and remains in custody
The mother of three was a doctor for the royal family and treated Queen Camilla, according to a report
The mom of three who was found dead in her home near King Charles’ Sandringham estate was a doctor to the royal family, according to a report.
Hannah Cain, known professionally as Dr. Hannah Terry, served in a pool of doctors who were regularly on call for members of the royal family, U.K. newspaper The Sun reported. Sandringham, the private country estate of Charles, 77, and Queen Camilla, is less than two miles away from Cain’s home, PEOPLE previously reported.
The 45-year-old is believed to have treated senior members of the royal family, including Camilla, 79, while they were at Sandringham.
Sources told the outlet that Charles and Camilla had been informed of Cain’s death.
Dr, Hannah TerryCredit: Norfolk Sky Aesthetics
Cain worked as a doctor at Grimston Medical Centre, per U.K. outlets The Times andThe Telegraph, which is just five miles from Sandringham.
PEOPLE reached out to Buckingham Palace for comment.
On Tuesday, Oct. 6, 45-year-old Mark Cain was charged with the murder of Hannah, who was found dead at a property in Dersingham, England, on Sunday, Oct. 4, per a Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) press release and Norfolk Police news release
According to The Times and The Telegraph, Mark was Hannah’s husband. The Times reports that they shared three sons who were born in 2013, 2015 and 2018.
King Charles and Queen Camilla in May 2026Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty
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PEOPLE previously reported that at around 2:20 a.m. local time on Sunday, police were called to a property where a woman in her 40s was found dead. A man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of murder.
After he was charged, the defendant appeared at Norwich Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, Oct. 7, and a judge ordered him to remain in custody. He will return to King’s Lynn Crown Court on Thursday, per a police news release.
According to the BBC, prosecutor Jackie Hanlon told the court that emergency responders contacted the police at 2:25 a.m. and that Hannah was found “in an upstairs bedroom not breathing, not conscious.”
Hanlon added that an autopsy determined that a “blunt force injury to the right side of her head had been inflicted, also an injury that could be suggestive of compression of the neck.”
Hannah was hosting a sleepover for her children and their friends on Saturday night at their home at the time of her death, The Times and The Telegraph reported.
On Wednesday, Hannah’s family paid tribute to her in a statement shared by police, saying they were “devastated by the loss of our beautiful Hannah.”
“She was kind, generous and loving; a beloved mother, daughter, sister, auntie, daughter-in-law and friend,” the statement read. “We are incredibly proud of the woman she was and of the great care she took of all her patients who knew her as Dr Terry. We would ask people to respect our privacy at this difficult time.”
A previous note on Grimston Medical Centre’s website read, “We are sorry to let patients know that Grimston Medical Centre is temporarily closed due to extremely difficult circumstances affecting our practice team.”
It added, “We apologize for the disruption and appreciate your patience and understanding at what is a very difficult time for our colleagues.”
The medical practice reopened on Wednesday and shared in an statement, “The practice will not be commenting on the circumstances surrounding the tragic death of our colleague, Dr Hannah Terry. Any official updates will come from Norfolk Police.”
Source: Crime