Famed for his characters Dame Edna Everage, Sir Les Patterson and more, the Australian entertainer was a man of many faces. 9News
Queen Elizabeth II also met Dame Edna Everage, when Humphries was among the host stars appearing in the gala variety performance in the Big Top at Home Park in aid of the Queen's Silver Jubilee Appeal.Diana, Princess of Wales, meeting Humphries as Dame Edna Everage, backstage at the Golden Jubilee concert in aid of the charity 'Birthright' at the London Palladium in 1987.
In 1959, Humphries married Rosalind Tong , with whom he shared two children – daughters Tessa Humphries and Emily Humphries.
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