Ms Bowden, 48, died alongside her 11-year-old daughter Heather, her fiancé Richard Cousins, the 58-year-old chief executive of FTSE 100 company Compass Group, and his sons Will and Edward, aged 25 and 23 in the Sydney seaplane crash on New Year's Eve.

Ms Bowden was OK! Magazine’s arts editor and had been with the publication for almost 15 years.

Her editor Kirsty Tyler said: “All the staff at OK! Magazine are deeply shocked and saddened to hear about this terrible tragedy. 

“We would like to extend our heartfelt sympathy to all Emma’s family and friends.

“Emma was a popular and long-standing member of staff at OK! Magazine and she will be greatly missed by us all.”

Lisa Byrne described Ms Bowden - her friend and former colleague at OK! Magazine, which is part of the Northern and Shell media empire which includes the Daily Express - as the “Grace Kelly” of the office.

Mrs Byrne, 47, the former editor-in-chief, said: “She quite regal, very serene, and very well educated.

“My first impressions of her were that she was lovely - a very kind person.

“She was such a wonderful, calming influence in the office, and I never heard her grumble.

“Her absolute main priority was her daughter Heather.

“My heart just goes out to their families and their loved ones - this (the crash) has just been awful. I’m just utterly devastated really.”