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knighthood stories: 8 news summaries

 Ted Kennedy to Be Knighted 

Gordon Brown to announce senator's royal honor today

Mar 4, 09 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... More »

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Gordon Brown • Queen Elizabeth II • Ted Kennedy • knighthood • Britain • senator • honor

(Newser) - JK Rowling cleared up any fuss about her Harry Potter villain’s French name today, as she accepted that country’s Legion d’honneur for her contribution to the arts, Reuters reports. “I can assure you that the decision did not come from any anti-French sentiment,” Rowling... More »

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Harry Potter • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • JK Rowling • literature • knighthood • Voldemort • Legion d'honneur

Lennon's Rejected Royal Medal Found

Cheeky Beatle returned honor to Queen in peace protest

Jan 6, 09 4:03 AM CST
(Newser) - The symbol of the royal honor John Lennon didn't want has been found forgotten in a royal vault, the Times of London reports. Lennon was awarded the Member of the British Empire honor in 1965—prompting some others to turn in theirs—but sent it back to the palace in... More »

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rock stars • Queen Elizabeth II • Yoko Ono • John Lennon • knighthood • Vietnam War • Beatles

 Norway Knights King Penguin 

Military, royalty honor beloved bird with grand ceremony

Aug 15, 08 4:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nils Olav, an honorary colonel-in-chief of the Norwegian King’s Guard—and a 3-foot-tall king penguin—was knighted today by Norway's King Harald V, the AP reports. Nils, named after former Norwegian King Olav V, caught the attention of the guards while they were touring the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland... More »

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knighthood • Norway • penguin

 Revulsed,
 Queen Voids
 Mugabe Knighthood 

'Abject disregard for the democratic process' in Zimbabwe leads to annulment of honor

Jun 25, 08 1:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Queen Elizabeth II stripped Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe of his honorary knighthood today, calling the move “a mark of revulsion at the abuse of human rights and abject disregard for the democratic process in Zimbabwe over which President Mugabe has presided," the Times of London reports. A run-off presidential... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Queen Elizabeth II • knighthood • Zimbabwe elections

That's Sir Salman Rushdie

Pshaw Iran, Queen Elizabeth knights the controversial author in a 'private moment'

Jun 25, 08 12:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Queen Elizabeth officially knighted Salman Rushdie today, the AP reports, a year after the award was announced to widespread Muslim protest. “I have no regrets about any of my work,” said Rushdie, when asked about his novel The Satanic Verses, for which the Shah of Iran awarded... More »

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Queen Elizabeth II • literature • Salman Rushdie • Satanic Verses • knighthood

Computer Pioneer Earns Knighthood

Steve Furber helped advance computer literacy and revolutionize electronics

Dec 29, 07 8:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Computing pioneer Steve Furber, who helped design a home computer used to improve computer literacy in Britain, and one of the most-used microprocessors in history, has been made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, reports the BBC. Furber, a University of Manchester professor, currently is working to... More »

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knighthood • Steve Furber • BBC Micro • ARM processor • ARM chip • Order of the British Empire • Acorn Computers

Rushdie Honor Sparks Furor

Novelist's knighthood prompts uproar from some corners of the Muslim world

Jun 18, 07 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan wants Britain to revoke Salman Rushdie's just-granted knighthood—and the UK should prepare for suicide attacks if it doesn't, a Pakistani cabinet minister said today. "If someone exploded a bomb on his body he would be right to do so unless the British government apologizes and withdraws the... More »

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Iran • Pakistan • Queen Elizabeth II • fatwas • Salman Rushdie • Satanic Verses • suicide bombing • knighthood • protests • Britain

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