Well, he’s played a doctor before – several times, from Casualty to Golden Hour, to Sleepwalker. And now he’s got a real one in the bag. RA has been conferred with the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters.
Here is the link to an article: https://www.pukaarnews.com/hollywood-star-among-honorary-graduates-of-leicester/26347/ that also quotes Richard:
He was also invited to hold the graduation speech for the university graduates who were also conferred with their degrees at the same ceremony. There is a recorded live stream of the whole graduation ceremony on FB. And FAIL – apparently I recorded the whole thing without sound. Meh. Ah well, at least you have something pretty to look at. (You may need to use the password “DoctorArmitage” in order access the clip.)
Well, Richard, congratulations on this honour. It is a nice accolade to be recognised by the university in your home county. With all the things you have accomplished so far, it makes for a meaningful acknowledgment of a distinguished career. Well done!
And ETA: Here is RA himself spreading the news:
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Thanks for the heads up, G. He also posted 4 photos to IG and made a little joke. 😊
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Yup, I just updated that here, too. Dr of Lettuce 😂. Trust RA to bring a bit of self-deprecating fun into this distinguished occasion…
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Ridiculously in so proud of him. He looks great and his sieving was lovely. I see from his Instagram post that quite a few women got photos with him. I’m assuming there was a long line of them🤣
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I should spell check before I post I’m so proud. Speech not sieving!!!@
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I was wondering what you meant 😂
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Hehe, I had to laugh about the photos on his IG, too. I bet he was very popular. No wonder.
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Yes look how hot he looks phew
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Heatwave!
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Appears to be wearing same seafoam green shirt he wore for Damage wrap IG post?
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I was discussing the same question with Kate bts. Looks like that green number. Phew. Because for a moment I had thought it was this old thing, worn straight out of the package 😂: http://richardarmitagenet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/RichardCannon-01.jpg
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Big thank you for the photos from Instagram, Sonja. He looks very happy and great on them. And he made an excellent speech.
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He really looked very well. Looks like this was something he has really enjoyed. All the pictures with fellow graduates – he didn’t look annoyed at all.
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Amazingly proud of our guy. Doctor of Lettuce, huh?
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Yum yum… 😉
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I watched almost the whole video! I didn’t mean to but I was fascinated by the individuals who seemed so cranky. RA’s speech was wonderful but I am surprised that so few of the students got his jokes. I was laughing! Congratulations to him.
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I liked his speech, too. It’s a tricky thing to get right. I remember at my own graduation ceremony being outraged that the speaker – some minor businesswoman – talked for ages about her own career accomplishments without acknowledging the actual graduates of the day. Hmph.
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Congrats to him. Very well deserved.
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Yep, it’s a nice honour.
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Playing catch up here; as usual, those important events happen overnight! What a lovely surprise, congratulations to him.
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The time difference is against you. 😦
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His speech was well done but I thought Nigel’s? Introduction was long and comprehensive too, good to hear more about his brother and nephews. He was rather casually dressed under his gown.
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It was interesting to hear such a comprehensive summary of his life so far. And yes, I also noticed his attire. Not quite formal enough for the occasion, if you ask me…
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These bohemian actors eh? 😁
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😂 Alright, that’s true. Rulebreakers, those artsy types.
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I liked his speech, and I’m glad he appeared to be quite chilled and enjoying the occasion. I guess we know his shirt is fairly new lol
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The speech was nice, and he looked very happy throughout the whole event.
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