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Oprah honoured by Harvard

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey has received an honorary doctorate from Harvard University.

The former talk show host was teary-eyed and looked deeply touched as she accepted the law degree.

Oprah, who was at Harvard to give a speech to the 2013 graduates, was praised for her “extraordinary influence” on education.

“Not too many girls from rural Mississippi have made it all the way here to Cambridge. … I consider today to be a defining milestone,” Oprah said.

“While I may not have graduated from here, my personality is about as Harvard as they come.”

Oprah gets teary-eyed as she receives her doctorate.

Oprah embraces Vice President and Secretary of the University Marc Goodheart.

High-fives all round!

Oprah walks with professor Henry Louis Gates Jr through Harvard Yard.

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