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.
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."
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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."
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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