PORTRAIT OF A SEX OFFENDER

AFTER 60 years in showbusiness Rolf Harris is no stranger to the limelight, but his trial for a string of alleged indecent assaults proved to be the performance of his lifetime.

Walking into court slowly each day with relatives including his daughter Bindi, wife Alwen, and niece Jenny, the veteran entertainer surrounded himself with an entourage to rival any of his Operation Yewtree predecessors.

Family members flanked him and offered staunch support from the public gallery, along with two beefy security guards waiting outside the courtroom ready to protect the 84-year-old, and representatives from PR heavyweights Bell Pottinger who attended every day of the trial.