Alwen Hughes, devoted wife of disgraced Australian entertainer Rolf Harris has died, 93

Alwen Hughes passed away aged 93, more than a year after her convicted sex offender husband died of throat cancer.

Alwen Hughes with husband Rolf Harris in 2014, after he was found guilty of 12 indecent assault charges at Southwark Crown Court. Picture: Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images

Alwen Hughes, the devoted wife of Australian pedophile entertainer Rolf Harris has died of a stroke aged 93.

Ms Hughes passed away 15 months after Harris, her husband for 65 years, had died of throat cancer at their Thames riverside home in 2023.

Ms Hughes had steadfastly stood by Harris who was sentenced to more than five years’ jail for 12 counts of sexual abuse of four children, one who was aged seven.

Rolf Harris with daughter Bindi (left) and wife Alwen at Southwark Crown Court. Picture: Anthony Devlin/PA Images/Getty Images

During his first trial in 2014, Ms Hughes, who was frail at the time, would attend each day wearing colourful outfits to support her husband.

Their daughter, Bindi, who the court heard stands to inherit most of the Harris estate, would also attend most days. However the extensive court trial and appeal, and the rapidly declining value of much of Harris’s art work, has impacted on the value of the family assets, although the family home, which has direct river access in a prime address in Bray, outside of the British capital, is worth many millions.

Ms Hughes had suffered from dementia but lived at the home until her death last month.