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Queen's dressmaker murder charge
Aug 2, 2006, 15:41 GMT
A woman has been charged with the murder of a former dressmaker of Britain's Queen Elizabeth.
Violet Durling, 100, who helped design many of the monarch's most memorable garments between the end of the Second World War and 1965, died in a house fire in February.
Mrs Durling's adoptive niece, Susan Turner, 46, was charged with her murder yesterday (01.08.06).Police believe the fatal fire originated below Mrs Durling's east London flat.
The flames are thought to have swept through the building, but as they could not be seen from outside, no one was alerted in time. The pensioner's body was first discovered when her family's engine-fitting shop - which was located below the flat - opened the following morning. Detective Chief Inspector Matt Horne described Mrs Durling as 'a 100-year-old lady who did not appear to have an enemy in the world.' Mrs Durling - who worked for royal dress designer Sir Norman Hartnell - had no children. Susan Turner is being held in custody and is due to appear in court later this week.Copyright 2006 BANG Media International
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