Norwich City says honorary president Michael Wynn Jones dies

Norwich City said Michael Wynn Jones, the club’s honorary life president and the husband of Delia Smith, died peacefully at home on Monday morning, September 28. He was 85. The club announced his death in a statement, expressed condolences to his family and said it would respect their request for privacy. Smith’s social-media account also announced his death, describing him as her husband and partner of more than 55 years. The couple married in 1971. The club said Wynn Jones’s family was grateful for care provided by the community nursing team at St Elizabeth Hospice in Ipswich. Wynn Jones and Smith were closely associated with Norwich City for decades. They became joint majority shareholders in 1998 and relinquished control in 2024, when it passed to a group led by Mark Attanasio. They remained honorary life presidents after the ownership change. Reports credit the couple with overseeing several promotions to the Premier League, although accounts differ on the number and do not provide a single agreed total. Smith’s account recalled Wynn Jones’s role behind the scenes at Delia Online, the website associated with her cooking work.