Pirates of the Caribbean and Lord of the Rings star, Orlando Bloom came home to Canterbury this week to pick up an honorary degree from the University of Kent.

The Hollywood movie star, joined by his fiancée Miranda Kerr, his mother Sonia Copeland Bloom, his father Colin Stone, and his sister Samantha Bloom took his place alongside graduates for the ceremony at the City's Cathedral on Tuesday (13 July).

“It’s a really big deal. It’s an exciting day for me. I’m really honoured to be back in my hometown. I have so many amazing memories of the cathedral and Canterbury”, he said.

The 33 years old star along with fellow actor David Suchet, known for his title role in Agatha Christie’s Poirot, the TV adaptation joined 340 graduates at the ceremony.

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