Biographies of the chef include tales of Child sleeping outdoors on the second-floor porch and romping through the lawn with her younger siblings and their Airedale dog named Eric the Red.

Warwick Hospital warned it was under "extreme heightened pressure", while Airedale Hospital said its emergency department was "exceptionally busy".

Scott was a Bruce Springsteen fan and a dog lover who doted on her golden retriever, Tully, and her Airedale terrier/German shepherd mix, Jake.

Hospital staff said Star was dead on arrival by the time she was brought to Airedale General Hospital, a few miles from Keighley.

The antique collar belonged to Harding’s Airedale terrier.