Former aide to the British royal family Ms Jane Andrews was today sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of the murder of her lover Mr Tommy Cressman.
Ms Andrews (34), struck him on the head with his cricket bat and then stabbed him in the chest with a kitchen knife in revenge after he said he would not marry her.
The Recorder of London Judge Michael Hyam told Ms Andrews she had killed an unarmed man and left him to die "without remorse".
Ms Andrews told the court he was stabbed accidentally during a struggle as he tried to rape her.
The jury of ten women and two men retired at 3.10 p.m. yesterday, the fourth week of the trial. They reached a majority verdict of 11-1.
Andrews worked as a dresser and assistant to the Duchess of York for nine years until 1997 when she was made redundant.
Mr Cressman, (39), a wealthy businessman was found dead on his bed in the house they shared in The Maltings, Fulham, west London.
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