King Charles and Queen Camilla informed of heartbreaking death of royal family GP as husband is charged with her murder - report


Dr Hannah Terry, a GP to the King and Queen, was found dead at her home on the edge of the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk on Sunday evening


King Charles and Queen Camilla at the RHS Sandringham Flower Show© Getty Images
Eleanor Dye
Eleanor DyeOnline Royal Correspondent
38 minutes ago

A royal GP to King Charles and Queen Camilla has been found dead at home – with her husband charged with her murder.

Dr Hannah Terry, 45, was found dead at her home in Dersingham, on the edge of the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, on Sunday, The Sun reported. 

Her husband, Mark Cain, was charged with her murder on Tuesday night and was due to appear at Norwich Magistrates' Court on Wednesday morning.

According to a follow-up report in The Telegraph, Hannah had been hosting a sleepover for her children's friends at the time.

Doctor Hannah Terry was found dead at her home on Sunday© Norfolk Police
Doctor Hannah Terry was found dead at her home on Sunday

The accomplished medic was said to be a GP for senior members of the royal family during their stays at Sandringham, with the King and Queen reportedly informed of her death. 

The mother of three sons worked at the Heacham GP surgery for nine years, before leaving last summer to spend more time with her young family, later working at the Grimston Medical Centre in King's Lynn, which serves the royals. She also worked privately at her treatment company, Norfolk Sky Aesthetics.

Tributes to Hannah pour in

Councillor GP Pallavi Devulapalli, who worked with Hannah, wrote online: "Dr Hannah worked briefly with me at my former practice — intelligent, really pleasant, a lovely colleague.

"I am genuinely struggling to understand what happened."

King Charles and Queen Camilla, who have returned to London after an extended stay in Balmoral, are thought to have been informed but are yet to publicly comment. 

King Charles and Queen Camilla view a display of cakes and pastries.© Getty Images
The King and Queen are said to have been informed

Grimston Medical Centre was closed on Tuesday in the wake of Hannah's death, citing "extremely difficult circumstances affecting our practice team".

A notice on the surgery's website said: "We apologise for the disruption and appreciate your patience and understanding at what is a very difficult time for our colleagues."

Residents, patients and Hannah's colleagues have all started to lay floral tributes outside the surgery, sharing powerful words about the "kind and wonderful" medic.

What has the Police said?

Norfolk Police said on their website: "A man has been charged with murder following the death of a woman in Dersingham. He was arrested after a woman’s body was found at an address in Fern Hill in the early hours of Sunday 4 October 2026.

"Subject to confirmation at formal inquest proceedings the woman has been identified as 45-year-old Hannah Cain. A Home Office post-mortem examination took place yesterday (Monday 5 October) - the outcome of which is that the cause of death is pending further investigation.

A view of Sandringham House© GC Images
Dr Hannah lived on the edge of the Sandringham Estate (stock photo)

"This afternoon 45-year-old Mark Cain, of Fern Hill, Dersingham, was charged with Hannah's murder. He has been remanded in custody to appear before Norwich Magistrates’ Court tomorrow morning (Wednesday 7 October)."

The cause of death is yet to be established, while Hannah's family are being supported by specialist officers.

Detective Inspector Alix Wright, from the Norfolk and Suffolk Major Investigation Team, said they are in the "early stages" of the investigation and are working to establish the exact circumstances surrounding Hananh's death. 

Police have urged anyone with any information that could potentially help the investigation to come forward. 

HELLO! has reached out to Norfolk Police for further comment. 

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