4 months ago 23rd Aug 13:15
A Norwegian penguin has become Sir Nils Olav after receiving a knighthood.
Nils, the penguin, is a resident of Edinburgh zoo in the UK. He is the world's highest ranking penguin, and was serving as the mascot and colonel-in-chief of the Norwegian King's Guard before his knighthood.
King Harald the Fifth of Norway visited the zoo to issue the award, saying the penguin is: "in every way qualified to receive the honour and dignity of knighthood."
Nils was given an escort with the King's Guard Colour Detachment for his promotion and honoured with a fanfare from the King's Guard Trumpet Corps.
in every way qualified to receive the honour and dignity of knighthood.
Norway presented the zoo with its first king penguin in 1913, when it opened. Nils was adopted as a mascot for the Norwegian King's Guard in 1972.
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