His granddaughter was in the crowd, and even put a wreath of orchids around Ebadi's neck.
Bella's granddaughter Yvonne Crawford recalls how crowds of 10,000 would watch the ladies - some as young as 17 - play.
In return Normandy has treated them like movie stars; they have been asked for their autographs and kissed on the cheeks by women young enough to be their granddaughters, while cheering crowds have acclaimed them everywhere they go.
All the while, listening quietly and anonymously from the crowd was the granddaughter of George Preston Marshall, who brought the professional football team to Washington in 1937 and gave the team its now controversial name.
She fussed over every guest, whether old friend or stranger, lingering so long in some cases that Karenna Gore Schiff, her granddaughter, felt obliged to move the crowd along.
"This is my granddaughter," Mr. Díaz said emphatically to the crowd.
There were speeches from Michael Eavis, along with Benn's son Stephen and granddaughter Emily, and Billy Bragg led the huge crowd in an a cappella rendition of Jerusalem.
While Down Home features a college vibe, the Carter Family Fold, operated by Rita Forrester, a granddaughter of A.P. and Sara, draws diverse crowds to a remote hollow about 30 miles north of Johnson City near Hiltons, Va.
"I really love the fact that she brought my granddaughter with her to Des Moines," Hillary Clinton told a crowd in Council Bluffs.
Skittering through the crowd, 8-year-old Clara Blue Cantor, granddaughter of the Bomb board member Paul Cantor, evaluated the art for sale with a precociously gimlet eye.
Prince Harry attended the semifinals two years ago, and Zara Phillips, Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter and an Olympic equestrian medalist, was in the crowd for the most recent final.
