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Enlarge UK new service report: A penguin at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland has been knighted by the Norwegian Army. Nils Olav (that's the penguin) is already a Colonel-in-Chief in the Norwegian King's Guard, as well as being their mascot. Over the years, the famous king penguin has been promoted up through the ranks to attain his lofty status. The Guardsmen visit Nils every few years while they are in Edinburgh performing at the city's Military Tattoo. At a ceremony today, with the permission of King Harald V of Norway, he was granted a knighthood. Nils Olav first became an honorary member after a young ... Read Full Story

The third daughter of Norway's Princess Maertha Louise, the eldest child of King Harald V and Queen Sonja, was christened Tuesday at the Royal Palace in Oslo. The three-month-old infant, Emma Tallulah Behn, is King Harald and Queen Sonja's fifth grandchild and the third daughter of Maertha Louise and author Ari Behn, who already have five-year-old Maud Angelica and three-year-old Leah Isadora. The baby girl is seventh in the succession line to the Norwegian throne, after her mother and elder sisters, Maertha Louise's younger brother Crown Prince Haakon and his two young children. The christening ceremony took place at the Royal Palace's chapel, which ... Read Full Story

Your Ad Here Yes, I know it sounds like another euphamism but this really did happen. Here is the story. Your Ad Here He wore an impeccable black and white coat, and his right sleeve was adorned with medals. Colonel-in-chief of the Norwegian army Nils Olav stood to attention as he received a knighthood this morning in front of 30 members of the Norwegian guard at Edinburgh zoo. Waddling out to receive the honour, his belly full of blue whiting fish, and standing at around 2 feet 8 inches high, he must have been the shortest knight in history. There was much fanfare: music, ... Read Full Story

The third daughter of Norway's Princess Maertha Louise, the eldest child of King Harald V and Queen Sonja, was christened Tuesday at the Royal Palace in Oslo. The three-month-old infant, Emma Tallulah Behn, is King Harald and Queen Sonja's fifth grandchild and the third daughter of Maertha Louise and author Ari Behn, who already have five-year-old Maud Angelica and three-year-old Leah Isadora. The baby girl is seventh in the succession line to the Norwegian throne, after her mother and elder sisters, Maertha Louise's younger brother Crown Prince Haakon and his two young children. The christening ceremony took place at the Royal Palace's chapel, which ... Read Full Story

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