Sunday's extravaganza also included musical performances from Annie Lennox, Take That, the Spice Girls and The Who.

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Former Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox said she was "delighted" but felt like a complete fraud accepting the degree.

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Annie Lennox, Lulu and Kelly Brook were also among the celebrity crowd.

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After studying music to A-level, Lesley Garrett spent six years at the Royal Academy of Music, where singer Annie Lennox was a contemporary, studying to be a soprano.

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Other memorable moments included Annie Lennox's There Must Be An Angel, for which she sported a set of wings, and Grace Jones' hula-hooping her way through Slave To The Rhythm.

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