the daughter of poet Sir Stephen Spender. Oscar's mother, an Australian artist, was the Dame Edna star's third wife. Soraya Khashoggi is the former wife of Saudi arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi.

But after Dame Edna Everage pilloried Spanish speakers, the joke backfired on her alter ego, comedian Barry Humphries. In Dame Edna's satirical agony column in Vanity Fair magazine she hit out at ...

The personal collection of late entertainer Barry Humphries is going to auction, including a pair of diamante-encrusted spectacles belonging to his alter ego Dame Edna Everage. A veteran of stage ...

Spectacles worn by Dame Edna will be among items from Barry Humphries' collection to be auctioned. Photo: Getty The personal collection of late Australian entertainer Barry Humphries will go to ...

The personal collection of late entertainer Barry Humphries is going to auction, including a pair of diamante-encrusted spectacles belonging to his alter ego Dame Edna Everage. A veteran of stage and ...