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Joel Leaver

Take That's Howard Donald shares rare photos of 'beautiful' daughter as she graduates

Howard Donald shared rare photos of his eldest daughter Grace Piddington-Donald yesterday, to mark her graduation which had been delayed due to the Covid pandemic.

The musician, 54 - who is best known as a member of Take That - proudly posted about Grace, 23, having graduated from the University of the Arts London (UAL) this week.

He uploaded a photo of his daughter smiling whilst wearing a cap and gown outside the ceremony yesterday evening - with him sharing it with his 200,000 followers on Twitter.

The father-of-four wrote: "Very proud of this beautiful young lady [Grace]. 2 years in the waiting for the world to rightly open." He included #UALGrads and #prouddad.

Howard Donald shared his pride over daughter Grace Piddington-Donald yesterday (Twitter)
She graduated from the University of the Arts London (Instagram)

It wasn't the only photo of her that Howard shared in celebration of her graduating from the university - which specialises art, design, fashion and performing arts.

He posted a different photo of Grace - whose mother is his ex-partner Victoria Piddington - on his Instagram Story, which showed her excitedly throwing her cap in the air.

Howard shared the photo with his 125,000 followers on the platform, writing in the caption: "2 years late because of that bloody Covid thing. I am super proud of this one."

Howard rose to fame as a member of Take That (Getty Images)

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His post on Twitter prompted well-wishes from some of his followers, with one writing in a tweet: "Well done [Grace]. You are a star and have made your family very proud."

Another responded: "Congrats Grace. Many students have really had a terrible couple of years because of Covid so you deserve a day to celebrate your achievement."

A third follower wrote: "Wow. That's something to be proud of. Congratulations." Another commented on his post: "Huge congrats to her. You must be such a proud dad."

He's continued to perform as part of the band in recent years (Dave Benett/Getty Images)

Another said: "Congratulations Grace. Enjoy whatever comes next." Whilst one fan teased: "Makes me feel very old that you have a daughter old enough to graduate."

Grace is the eldest of Howard's four children, with her the older sister of his other daughter Lola Donald, 17 - whose mother is his ex-partner Marie-Christine Musswessels.

And he shares his younger children Bowie Donald, six, and Dougie Donald, five with his wife Katie Halil - with Howard having been married to the illustrator since 2015.

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