Read more knighthood stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3162/knighthood.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:37:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/52336/ted-kennedy-to-be-knighted.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagArise, 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...http://www.newser.com/story/52336/ted-kennedy-to-be-knighted.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Mar 2009 2:40:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49800/rowling-assures-french-voldemort-not-a-slight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJK 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 said of naming the evil Voldemort,...http://www.newser.com/story/49800/rowling-assures-french-voldemort-not-a-slight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Feb 2009 16:01:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47122/lennons-rejected-royal-medal-found.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 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...http://www.newser.com/story/47122/lennons-rejected-royal-medal-found.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Jan 2009 4:03:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/35001/norway-knights-king-penguin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNils 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 years...http://www.newser.com/story/35001/norway-knights-king-penguin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 15 Aug 2008 16:09:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30903/revulsed-queen-voids-mugabe-knighthood.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagQueen 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 election is...http://www.newser.com/story/30903/revulsed-queen-voids-mugabe-knighthood.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Jun 2008 13:21:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30887/thats-sir-salman-rushdie.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagQueen 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 him a “death...http://www.newser.com/story/30887/thats-sir-salman-rushdie.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Jun 2008 12:54:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/15180/computer-pioneer-earns-knighthood.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagComputing 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...http://www.newser.com/story/15180/computer-pioneer-earns-knighthood.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 29 Dec 2007 8:16:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/3227/rushdie-honor-sparks-furor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPakistan 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 'sir'...http://www.newser.com/story/3227/rushdie-honor-sparks-furor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 Jun 2007 13:05:33 CDT