Undated handout photo issued by The University of Manchester of 101-year-old Catherine Palmer holding her university degree certificate after finally receiving it as a surprise birthday present - 80 years after she graduated. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday March 9, 2018. The great-grandmother achieved a first class English degree at the Victoria University of Manchester in 1938 and, although she attended her graduation ceremony, she did not pick up a certificate. See PA story EDUCATION Certificate. Photo credit should read: Alison Gould/The University of Manchester/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.