 <div class="tpl-article__byline-date "> <span class="e-byline e-byline--multi" data-test="byline"> <span class="e-byline__meta" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemprop="author"> <a href="/authors/m/ma-me/matthew-robinson/" itemprop="url" class="e-byline__link" data-test="byline-link" rel="author"> <span class="e-byline__bytext">By</span> <span class="e-byline__author" data-test="author-name" itemprop="name" content="Matthew Robinson">Matthew Robinson</span> </a> </span> </span> <time class="e-published-date u-meta " itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2023-04-22T12:03+0100" data-test="time"> 22 April 2023 • 12:03pm </time> </div> 

 <figure itemscope="true" data-test="article-body-image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" data-js="article-body-image" itemprop="image" class="article-body-image section"> <meta itemprop="url" content="/content/dam/news/2023/04/22/TELEMMGLPICT000332605775_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BquCuHPb6mad1Ezy6Y-DU3T0tXDeHHdihkRNJAv4OWANQ.jpeg"> <meta itemprop="width" content="2043"> <meta itemprop="height" content="1278"> <meta itemprop="representativeOfPage" content="true"> <div class="article-body-image__container"> <picture class="e-picture "> <source srcset="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2023/04/22/TELEMMGLPICT000332605775_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BquCuHPb6mad1Ezy6Y-DU3T0tXDeHHdihkRNJAv4OWANQ.jpeg?imwidth=1280" media="( min-width: 1600px )"> <source srcset="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2023/04/22/TELEMMGLPICT000332605775_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BquCuHPb6mad1Ezy6Y-DU3T0tXDeHHdihkRNJAv4OWANQ.jpeg?imwidth=960" media="( min-width: 1280px )"> <source srcset="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2023/04/22/TELEMMGLPICT000332605775_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BquCuHPb6mad1Ezy6Y-DU3T0tXDeHHdihkRNJAv4OWANQ.jpeg?imwidth=680" media="( min-width: 768px )"> <source srcset="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2023/04/22/TELEMMGLPICT000332605775_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BquCuHPb6mad1Ezy6Y-DU3T0tXDeHHdihkRNJAv4OWANQ.jpeg?imwidth=350&amp;imdensity=2" media="( min-width: 350px ) and ( -webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2 )"> <source srcset="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2023/04/22/TELEMMGLPICT000332605775_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BquCuHPb6mad1Ezy6Y-DU3T0tXDeHHdihkRNJAv4OWANQ.jpeg?imwidth=350" media="( min-width: 350px )"> <img src="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2023/04/22/TELEMMGLPICT000332605775_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BquCuHPb6mad1Ezy6Y-DU3T0tXDeHHdihkRNJAv4OWANQ.jpeg?imwidth=680" alt="Dame Edna Evarage" width="100%" height="auto"> </picture> </div> <figcaption class="e-caption u-meta e-caption--has-separator e-caption--hide-small-screens " data-js="caption"> <span itemprop="caption" data-test="caption"> Barry Humphries, 89, was best known for his Dame Edna Everage character </span> <span class="e-caption__credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder" data-test="credit"> <span class="e-caption__credit-description">Credit</span>: ITV/Shutterstock </span> </figcaption> </figure> 

 <div class=" " itemprop="articleBody" data-js="article-body"> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/travel/barry-humphries-took-moving-britain-learn-really-love-australia/">Barry Humphries</a>, the comedian best known for his character Dame Edna Everage, has died at the age of 89, it has been reported.</p><p>The 89-year-old was being treated in hospital in Sydney for a "serious condition" following complications from hip replacement surgery.&nbsp;</p><p><em><strong>This is a breaking story. More to follow.&nbsp;</strong></em></p> </div>
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Comedian was being treated in hospital in Sydney for a 'serious condition' following complications from hip replacement surgery

Dame Edna star Barry Humphries dies aged 89

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