Queen Camilla’s doctor was killed at her home near the royal Sandringham estate while hosting a sleepover for her three children, and her husband has now been charged with murder.
Hannah Cain, 45, died at the couple’s $1.1 million house in Dersingham after suffering a blunt force injury to the right side of her head and another injury that could suggest compression of the neck, Page Six reported.
The attack came on Sunday while she was hosting the sleepover. Prosecutors revealed Wednesday that her husband, Mark Cain, an energy company director, has been arrested and charged with her murder.
He has not entered a plea. He was remanded in custody and was due back in court on Thursday.
Dersingham sits about a mile from Sandringham Estate, the country home linked to King Charles and Queen Camilla. Hannah had served as a doctor for Camilla and other members of the royal family.
Detective Inspector Alix Wright said investigators are only beginning to piece together what happened inside the home.
"are in the very early stages of this investigation, working to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the woman’s death."
Wright also appealed for tips from the public.
"I’d ask anyone who believes they may have information that could help our investigation to please share this with us."
Officials have not released a motive. No fuller cause-of-death ruling beyond the described head and possible neck injuries has been made public.
Julie-Ann Rayner, a clinical administrator who worked with Hannah for several years, paid tribute to her as both a physician and a parent.
"She was an amazing doctor and an amazing person, really wonderful, really warm-hearted. She really cared about her family."
Rayner said the news left colleagues stunned and worried first for the children.
"It’s incredibly sad what’s happened. Everybody’s completely shocked."
She added that she cannot stop thinking about “her boys and what they must be going through.”
A friend told the same reporting that Hannah seemed “stressed” and “distracted” during a school run a few days before her death, behavior the friend called “out of character.”
Flowers were left in tribute near the home. The royals have been informed of the death but have not yet spoken publicly. Buckingham Palace did not immediately respond when reached for comment.
Three children were in the house for a sleepover the night their mother was killed. Their father now sits in custody on a murder charge, with no plea entered and no official account yet of why it happened.
When violence reaches a family home a mile from a royal estate, the titles fall away and the only job left is the same one every community owes its kids: find the truth, hold the guilty to account, and protect the children who have to live with what came next.
