Reminder that the commander in chief of the norwegian king's guard is Brigadier Sir Nils Olav III
Of more note is the fact that Sir Nils Olav III is a penguin
@troubleMoney were Nils Olavs I-II also penguins, and were they related penguins?
@Leucrotta they were indeed also penguins, no information on if they were related or not though
they were all from the colony at edinburgh zoo though so they could be
@Leucrotta this does imply that at some meeting somewhere the following took place:
King Harald V: I wanna give that penguin a knighthood
Advisor: Really Harald? You want to give a bird one of the highest honours you can bestow on someone?
Harald: lol
@Leucrotta Nils Olav was recruited with the rank of lance corporal in the regiment and rose to the rank of sergeant, Nils Olav II inherited his predecessor's rank and rose to "honourable regimental sergeant major", appointed to colonel-in-chief of the regiment, and given a knighthood, Nils Olav III then took over, inherited the positions and honours, and was promoted to brigadier