Rolf Harris wrote to a member of the late Queen’s household after he was jailed

After sexual predator Rolf Harris was imprisoned, he wrote to a senior member of the late Queen’s household protesting his innocence, insisting that his appeal against conviction (subsequently withdrawn) would result in his immediate release and suggesting that it would be inappropriate for his honor to be removed.

He asked whether the Queen, which he had painted in 2005, would be judged on his letter. She was in Balmoral at the time.

It was one of the few letters received at the palace that never received a reply.

A year before Harris was first arrested on assault charges in 2013, his name was suggested for the Order of Merit, the elite group of 24 academics, artists and philanthropists appointed solely by the monarch.

Fortunately, the Queen selected David Hockney and former Prime Minister of Australia John Howard to fill the two vacancies. It turned out to be a smart move.

Fortunately, the Queen selected David Hockney (pictured) and former Prime Minister of Australia John Howard to fill the two vacancies. It turned out to be a smart move

In honor of her 90th birthday, Joan Collins names Gemma Arterton (pictured) as the actress she would most like to play in a much-discussed TV biography series about the eventful lives of herself and novelist Jackie.

Joan Collins celebrates her 90th birthday and names Gemma Arterton, pictured, as the actress she would most like to play in a much-publicized TV biography series about the eventful lives of herself and novelist Jackie.

Good news for Gemma, 37, but grim reading for Liz Hurley, 57.

She played Joan’s daughter on The Royals, often raving about how well they got along – and must be disappointed that her name wasn’t on the list.

Polly Toynbee, a dislike of Boris, in her new memoir, recalls meeting a young mother in Oxford in 1964 with her two-month-old baby “lying naked on a bath mat, kicking his feet in the air, round, pink and fat , with a remarkable jolt of electric bright blond hair’.

Polly adds: ‘I look back with morbid disbelief at what that baby has become. It’s not exactly a good joke to surprise people with the fact that I’m one of the many women Boris Johnson has seen naked.”

John Cleese’s attempt to capitalize on Fawlty Towers’ success with a revival fails to impress Timothy West, husband of Prunella ‘Sybil Fawlty’ Scales.

With Prunella suffering from Alzheimer’s, Timothy criticized Cleese’s resurrection of Basil for a chilling Specsavers ad in 2016.

“I felt very sad,” he noted. “To do it again shows that he’s been pushed a little bit, I think. He’s got the divorce and now he’s got the new one [wife]. I think he’s lost his way.’

John Cleese’s attempt to capitalize on Fawlty Towers’ success with a revival fails to impress Timothy West (right), husband of Prunella ‘Sybil Fawlty’ Scales (left)

With Prunella suffering from Alzheimer’s, Timothy criticized Cleese’s resurrection of Basil for a chilling Specsavers ad in 2016 (pictured)

Roustabout Spectator Low Life columnist Jeremy Clarke, who has passed away aged 66, will be honored with a memorial luncheon by his benefactor Piers Pottinger of Cheltenham.

“My favorite memory of Jeremy after a refreshing day at the races is having to lead him a mile from the track to our car since all he could do was walk backwards,” recalled PR supremo Piers.

“He could talk clearly, but he couldn’t walk forward. Back at the house, he also had to back up the stairs. He needed an hour’s sleep and a large gin to restore his forward propulsion.’ Rest in peace Jeremy.