Michael Wynn Jones, the husband of TV cook dinner Delia Smith, has died on the age of 85.
Wynn Jones’s demise was introduced by Norwich Metropolis, the place he and Smith had been majority shareholders for 28 years.
Smith and Wynn Jones stepped again from the board final yr, after agreeing a deal to cut back their holding within the membership to 10 per cent.
The couple grew to become honorary life presidents after stepping away.
‘Everybody at Norwich Metropolis is deeply saddened by the passing of our honorary life president, Michael Wynn Jones,’ a Norwich assertion learn.
‘Michael died peacefully at dwelling on Monday morning, aged 85.
Michael Wynn Jones, left, has died on the age of 85, Norwich Metropolis have introduced
‘He might be drastically missed.
‘His household are grateful for the fantastic care offered by the group nursing crew at St Elizabeth Hospice.
‘Our deepest condolences are with Delia and Tom, and with all of Michael’s household, mates and family members.
‘On the household’s request, we ask that their privateness be revered at this troublesome time.’
Exterior of soccer, Wynn Jones had labored as an editor on a number of magazines, together with Mirror Journal and The Spectator.
Wynn Jones based and served as chairman of New Crane Publishing Ltd, in addition to being the creator of a number of books of biography and social historical past.
Wynn Jones and Smith, who married in 1971, grew to become majority shareholders in Norwich again in 1998.
The Canaries have been promoted to the Premier League on 5 events beneath their possession, going up as Championship winners on three events.
Norwich loved a three-year spell within the high flight between 2011-12 and 2013-14, but in addition suffered 5 relegations from the Premier League throughout Wynn Jones and Smith’s time on the membership.
