Aw well this is just swell.

Penguin receives Norwegian knighthood

The knighthood ceremony began Friday morning with speeches and a fanfare before Nils arrived, under escort with the King's Guard Colour Detachment. Nils then reviewed the troops lined up outside the penguin enclosure at the zoo, waddling down the row of uniformed soldiers, occasionally stopping to crane his neck and peer inquisitively at their crisp uniforms before being guided forward by his handler.

Nils was then knighted by British Major-General Euan Loudon on behalf of Norway's King Harald V. Gen.

-Globe and Mail