He was at the Brighton Centre when Hannah Eavis, from Somerset, was awarded a Fine Art Painting BA(Hons).
Michael Eavis, 81, founder of the festival on his Somerset farm, said: “I’m a very proud grandfather today and it was great looking at a different stage.”
Hannah is in the throes of getting a job with a well-known fashion house and her grandfather has little doubt she will be a name to reckon with: “Watch out – this girl is going places.”