The driving force behind Top of the Pops' fondly-remembered dance troupe Pan's People has died of bronchial pneumonia at the age of 65.

Pan's People, the Top Of The Pops dance troupe, opening the Victoria and Albert Shop, Ridley Place, Newcastle, on May 25, 1972 (Image: Mirrorpix) ...

THEY were the first princesses of pop - forget the Spice Girls or Girls Aloud. Their beauty, talent and sex appeal made Pan's People the most famous women in Britain, icons to a generation.