Rolf Harris dead: Disgraced star dies aged 93 after battle with neck cancer

Rolf Harris has died aged 93. The disgraced TV star died at his home, it's understood.

As of October last year, the former singer and artist was receiving round-the-clock care for neck cancer. He could reportedly no longer talk due to his condition and had to be fed through a tube.

The disgraced entertainer and convicted sex offender's death was confirmed by a registrar at Maidenhead Town Hall to the PA news agency.

Australian-born Harris was a family favourite in the UK for decades before he was convicted of 12 indecent assaults at London’s Southwark Crown Court in June 2014. His victims included an eight-year-old autograph hunter, two girls in their early teens and his daughter’s friend over 16 years.

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Following his conviction, Harris, was stripped of his CBE – which he received after painting the Queen’s 80th birthday portrait. Harris was jailed for five years and nine months and released from Stafford prison on licence in May 2017.

He was formally cleared of four unconnected historical sex offences, which he had denied. Later the same year, one of the 12 indecent assault convictions was overturned by the Court of Appeal.

Harris began his career in the 1950s, releasing his top 10 hit Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport and a recording of Two Little Boys. He'd appeared on some of the biggest shows on TV, fronting BBC programmes including Animal Hospital and Rolf’s Cartoon Club. As a result the entertainer, who was born to Welsh parents in Australia, soon became a national treasure, loved and trusted by millions.

But all that came to an abrupt end in 2014, when his vile crimes were brought to light. The former star was arrested on historical sexual abuse