The Plymouth Herald reports Taylor will be honored alongside cellist Julian Lloyd-Webber, celebrity chef and author Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, legendary sailor Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, football's first million-pound player Trevor Francis, Wayne Sleep, Simon Stokes, artistic director at Theatre Royal Plymouth, and Plymouth's European diving champion Sarah Barrow.

Around 5,000 students will graduate in the marquees atop Plymouth Hoe during the week, which attracts more than 22,000 visitors to the city, and contributes �700,000 to the local economy.