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Ted Kennedy to Be Knighted

Gordon Brown to announce senator's royal honor today

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 4, 2009 2:40 AM CST

(Newser) – Arise, Sir Ted. The ailing Massachusetts senator is to receive an honorary British knighthood for his services to American-British relations and his efforts to forge peace in Northern Ireland, reports the Times of London. Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected to officially announce Kennedy's honor during his address to both houses of Congress today.

Sen. Ted Kennedy speaks at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, NM, last year while campaigning for Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Toby Jorrin)

President Obama walks down the Colonnade of the White House in Washington yesterday with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Sen. Ted Kennedy arrives for the swearing-in ceremony of President Barack Obama in Washington in January. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, pool)

Sen. Ted Kennedy listens during a hearing on breast cancer in Washington last year. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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