Janey Godley was awarded an honorary degree in the days before her death.

The comedian, who passed away on Saturday aged 63 after a battle with cancer, received the honour from the University of Glasgow while in her hospice bed.

In a candid Instagram post, her daughter Ashley Storrie revealed how proud she was of her mum and shared photos of the heartfelt moment where she received the certificate.

She wrote: ‘Thank you @UofGlasgow for bestowing upon my mum the honorary degree of doctor of the University of Glasgow. 

‘This has brought her so much joy in the final beats of her life. Janey is so honoured and I am so immensely proud of her. I am always proud of her. 

Janey Godley was awarded an honorary degree in the days before her death

‘Thank you for all your kindness and support to our family in this very difficult time.’

The University of Glasgow replied: ‘It is an honour to bestow an honorary doctorate on the incredible Dr Godley. We send all our love and support to Janey and her family.’

Friends and family took to the comment section to share their thoughts and penned:

‘Congratulations to your dear mum, Ashley. Dr.Janey Godley, you so deserve this honour and thank you for being such a great inspiration to us all. Sending fondest love to you and all your dear and treasured family xoxox ❤️❤️’.

‘Congratulations Dr Godley so well deserved to a brave defiant inspirational lady you be the brightest star in the sky sending you and you’re family all the love in the world ❤️’. 

‘and very well deserved! You and Doctor Godley dispensing laughter have been a godsend to many, so even more fitting Janey has been awarded this’.

‘Dr Godley, absolute rockstar ❤️’.

The Scottish comedian’s management company confirmed she died ‘surrounded by her loved ones’ on Saturday. 

The comedian, who passed away on Saturday aged 63 after a brave battle with cancer, received the honour from the University of Glasgow while in her hospice bed

In a candid Instagram post, her daughter Ashley Storrie revealed how proud she was of her mum and shared some pictures of the heartfelt moment where she received the certificate

In a statement, Chris Davis Management said: ‘It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our client doctor Janey Godley on November 2.

‘Janey died peacefully in the wonderful Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow surrounded by her loved ones. She will be hugely missed by her family, friends and her many fans.

‘She will be remembered for her legendary voiceovers of Nicola Sturgeon during the pandemic, her hilarious and outspoken comedy, but most of all for just being Janey.’

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Ashley shared a heartfelt video telling fans of her mother’s passing. 

Her daughter revealed that receiving the honour brought Janey so much joy in the final beats of her life before adding that she immensely proud of her mum

Fans flocked to the comment section to congratulate Janey and share their love and best wishes to the family since hearing the tragic news

Janey won fans during lockdown with her online spoof voiceovers accompanying footage of politicians such as Nicola Sturgeon (pictured together at the Aye Write book festival in May last year)

 In the video, she said: ‘My mum Janey Godley died this morning at about 7. She was with friends and family and I wanted to tell you face to face because it felt very much what she would have wanted. 

‘She went peacefully and I want to say a big thank you to all the staff at the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice and a big thank you to mum’s found family who were around her through these last horrible days. 

‘I want to thank all of you for your kindness and your support. I believe in my heart of hearts that she felt every bit of love you sent to her. I think it kept her going. We got her longer because of all the support and love’. 

She ended the video with a tearful sign off of ‘bye ma’.