Alwen Hughes, the widow of disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris, left nearly £4 million in her will, newly released documents have revealed.
The Welsh sculptress and jeweller died in August 2023 at the age of 92, just over a year after her husband's death, following a stroke after suffering from vascular dementia in her later years.
She had remained loyal to Harris throughout their marriage despite his conviction for indecent assault against young girls.
According to probate records, Hughes' estate was valued at £3,975,950, with a net worth of £3,840,532 after deductions, with the administration of her estate was handled by Ian John Sydenham of Manchester-based law firm DWF.
Her complex will, dated July 2018 - before Harris's death - shows she had included him in it. However, following his death in May 2023, their daughter Ava Reeves became the main beneficiary of the estate.
Harris died aged 93 from neck cancer at the couple's riverside mansion in Berkshire, leaving behind his own fortune of £16 million.
Alwen left a staggering seven-figure fortune in her will
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Hughes and Harris married in 1958 and remained together for more than six decades, despite Harris being convicted in 2014 on 12 counts of indecent assault against four girls and young women, with Hughes standing firmly by his side.
She attended every day of Harris's initial trial. His crimes took place between 1968 and 1986, with one instance involving the sexual assault of one of his daughter's friends, who was between the ages of 13 and 19 at the time.
Ava Reeves, 61, is the couple's only child and formerly went by the name Bindi Harris but changed her identity in an attempt to distance herself from her father's tarnished legacy.
A source close to the family said she had also changed her name to be taken seriously in the art world.
Rolf died in 2022, with Alwen dying the following year
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The source told The Sun: "Obviously, anything by a Harris is pretty much unsellable, so Bindi is working under the pseudonym in a bid to be taken seriously in the art world.
"She's chuffed that galleries have begun to take on some of her pieces."
Last month, Harris's mansion was put up for sale, two years after his death. The riverside property in Berkshire was quietly listed with an asking price of £4 million.
A source told the Mirror that Ava had been trying to sell the property: "Bindi [Ava] was seen emptying the property about a month ago.
"She wants to sell it, but she doesn't desperately need the money and is in no rush, so she's determined to hold out for a good price. Potential buyers have already begun viewings."
In June 2014, Harris was convicted of 12 indecent assaults, after a trial exposed an avalanche of evidence showing his disturbing behaviour towards women and girls.
Rolf's only child, Bindi Harris, has changed her name to Ava Reeves
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The entertainer was convicted of abusing a close friend of his daughter over the course of 16 years, as well as an eight-year-old girl seeking an autograph and two girls in their early teens.
Harris had strongly denied the charges against him, which took place between 1968 and 1986, but was convicted and sentenced to five years and nine months in prison.
