Queen Elizabeth II has stripped disgraced family entertainer Rolf Harris of a top honour which she awarded him before his child sex crimes were discovered, officials said Tuesday. Harris, 84, was jailed last year over 12 counts of indecent assault against four girls in Britain, including the childhood best friend of his daughter Bindi, between 1969 and 1986.
Now the queen has ordered the removal of his CBE, which stands for Commander of the British Empire and is one step below a knighthood. The news was confirmed by an announcement in the London Gazette, an official British government journal.