A GP who treated members of the Royal Family, including Queen Camilla, has been found dead at her home close to Sandringham Estate.
Dr Hannah Cain, who was known professionally as Dr Hannah Terry, was found at a property in Dersingham, Norfolk, in the early hours of Sunday.
Her husband, Mark Cain, 45, has been charged with her murder and will appear at Norwich Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.
The Sun reports that Dr Terry had been part of a pool of doctors available to members of the Royal Family while they were staying at nearby Sandringham, and that she was believed to have treated senior members of the Royal Family, including the Queen.
Sources cited by the newspaper said The King and Queen had been informed of her death.
The reported royal connection has not been confirmed by Norfolk Police or the Crown Prosecution Service.
Norfolk Police were called to a property in Fern Hill, Dersingham, shortly after 2.20am on Sunday, 4 October, by the ambulance service.
A woman in her 40s was found at the address and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police launched a murder investigation and arrested a man in his 40s on suspicion of murder.
On Tuesday afternoon, Norfolk Police confirmed that Mark Cain, of Fern Hill, Dersingham, had been charged with Hannah’s murder.
He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Norwich Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 7 October.
The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed that it had authorised the prosecution.
Michael Devaney of the CPS said the decision to prosecute Mark Cain followed a police investigation into an incident at the home in Dersingham.
The CPS has stressed that the proceedings are now active and that the defendant has the right to a fair trial.
The reported connection between Dr Terry and the Royal Family comes from The Sun, which said she served in a pool of GPs who were regularly available to members of the Royal Family in the area.
The newspaper reported that she was believed to have treated senior royals, including Queen Camilla, while they were staying at Sandringham.
Dr Terry had worked at Heacham GP Surgery in West Norfolk for nine years before leaving the practice last summer.
She subsequently worked at Grimston Medical Centre in King’s Lynn, where she was listed as a member of the practice team.
The medical centre temporarily closed following her death, citing “extremely difficult circumstances affecting our practice team”.
Dr Terry’s family are being supported by specialist officers and have asked for privacy.
A Home Office post-mortem examination was carried out on Monday. Norfolk Police said the cause of death is currently pending further investigation.
The force has said it remains in the early stages of establishing the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death.
The CPS has also issued a reminder that reporting of the case must not prejudice the active criminal proceedings.
