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Congratulations to Tommy Smith, (fourth from left in the photo above), who has just received an Honorary Doctorate of Edinbugh University, as one of five public figures. The honorary degree was awarded in a ceremony presided over by the Princess Royal, Chancellor, in the University’s McEwen Hall. The other recipients, from the left were Lord Puttnam, former film producer and now active Labour peer, Scott Hastings, who when he retired from international rugby was Scotland’s most-capped player, Mel Young (Big Issue Scotland / Homeless World Cup) and Nosheena Mobarik, formerly head of the Scottish CBI.