The eccentric former DJ, charity fundraiser and television presenter was a regular visitor to Jersey from the 1960s until 2003. He was twice Mr Battle, in 1969 and 1972, and in 1979 was a guest of honour at the Miss World competition held in Jersey.
Outside of his very public engagements, which never failed to draw large crowds, he often visited his many friends here.
In more recent years, he renewed his public connection with the Island, attending the centenary Battle of Flowers in 2002 as a special guest. And in 2006, he said that he would have loved to have returned as Mr Battle for a third time.
