New Bake Off judge named Queen Margaret University chancellor

The new judge of The Great British Bake Off has been officially installed as the chancellor of Queen Margaret University (QMU) in Edinburgh.

Prue Leith CBE was given the title at a graduation ceremony in the Usher Hall in the city which was attended by 800 students and their families.

She takes over from entrepreneur Sir Tom Farmer, who served as founding chancellor of QMU from 2007 to 2016.

Msleithhasatrackrecordas an entrepreneur after building 0 Prue Leith has a track record as an entrepreneur a business from scratch in the 1960s which grew to become party and event caterer Leith’s Goodfood.in1969sheopened Leith’s, her famous Miche- lin-starred restaurant, and in 1975 founded Leith’s School of Food and Wine which trains professional chefs and amateur cooks.

Now working mainly as a writer and TV presenter, she spent 11 years as a judge for BBC Two’s Great British Menu programme until 2016.

This autumn, Ms Leith will join fellow judge Paul Hollywood on The Great British Bake Off.

QMU principal Professor Petra Wend said: “She has contributed significantly to the food and hospitality landscape of the UK.”