Susan Boyle has received an honorary degree from Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh. The Britain's Got Talent finalist was presented with the accolade during a graduation ceremony on Friday (July 6) in celebration of her contribution to the creative industries. Boyle, who studied for a Certificate of Higher Education for Carers at the institution, was given her honorary doctorate by founding chancellor Sir Tom Farmer. The singer's original Britain's Got Talent audition has now been watched by (more)...
- 7/7/2012
- by By Kate Goodacre
- Digital Spy
Looks like another one of Susan Boyle's dreams has come true. The former Britain's Got Talent winner received an honorary doctorate from Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, Scotland Friday in recognition for her "contribution to the creative industries," according to Scotland's Daily Record. And while the "I Dreamed a Dream" crooner didn't sing at the ceremony, she was all smiles as the university's founding chancellor, Sir Tom Farmer, presented her with the degree. Boyle previously studied for a certificate in caring at the university. Congrats!
- 7/7/2012
- E! Online
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