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Disgraced former entertainer Rolf Harris has been stripped of his CBE, according to an official announcement in the London Gazette.Disgraced former entertainer Rolf Harris has been stripped of his CBE, according to an official announcement in the London Gazette.
Harris was jailed in July for five years and nine months for 12 indecent assaults on four girls aged from seven or eight to 19, between 1968 and 1986. Harris, 84, was jailed in July for five years and nine months for 12 indecent assaults on four girls aged from seven or eight to 19, between 1968 and 1986.
He has already been stripped of a Bafta fellowship and accolades in his native Australia. His victims included a young autograph hunter, two girls in their early teens and a friend of his daughter.
He has already lost a Bafta fellowship and accolades in his native Australia.
The announcement states: "The Queen has directed that the appointment of Rolf Harris to be a Commander of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, dated 17 June 2006, shall be cancelled and annulled and that his name shall be erased from the Register of the said Order."
The artist, TV presenter and musician was found guilty of all 12 indecent assaults of which he was accused in his trial at Southwark Crown Court in London.
Last year, Attorney General Jeremy Wright decided not to refer Harris's sentence to the Court of Appeal despite 150 complaints over its "leniency".
In October, Harris lost the first round of a legal challenge against his conviction.