Jailed Rolf Harris stripped of British honours

Rolf Harris.

Jailed pedophile Rolf Harris has been stripped of the CBE the Queen awarded him nearly a decade ago.

The 84-year-old had his British honours annulled on Tuesday at the order of Her Majesty.

An announcement in the Crown's official publication, the London Gazette, stated: "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."

Harris was sentenced to five years and nine months' jail in mid-2014 for indecently assaulting four girls in Britain between 1968 and 1986.

However, he's expected to serve less than three years behind bars.

Queen Elizabeth II appointed Harris a Commander of the Order of the British Empire - one step below a knighthood - a year after the entertainer painted her portrait to mark her 80th birthday.

The one-time royal favourite had previously been made a Member (MBE) and then an Officer (OBE) of the Order.

Just a week ago, Harris was stripped of his Australian honours.

He has also lost his place in the ARIA Hall of Fame and a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) fellowship.

His image has been erased from public artworks and commemorative plaques removed from city streets.

In sentencing Harris in July 2014 Justice Nigel Sweeney said the former entertainer had shown no remorse for his crimes.

"Your reputation lies in ruins and you have no-one to blame but yourself," the judge said.

A month ago Harris was interviewed over two days by British police from Operation Yewtree regarding fresh allegations of sexual assaults.