Sir Nils Olav III was visited by Norwegian soldiers who are performing at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo for the ceremony.
A famous king penguin was given a guard of honour as it was promoted to a new rank at a ceremony attended by 160 uniformed soldiers.
It became tradition that the king’s guard band and drill team of Norway would visit the mascot when they performed at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Sir Nils Olav worked his way up from mascot, becoming a corporal in 1982; sergeant in 1987; regimental sergeant major in 1993; honourable regimental sergeant major in 2001, and colonel-in-chief in 2005.The bird now has the title of Major General Sir Nils Olav III, Baron of the Bouvet Islands and official mascot of His Majesty the King’s Guard of Norway – which was celebrated with a military spectacle.
“The guardsmen of the drill team look forward to this rare occasion of being inspected by their own mascot, while the band will set the atmosphere worthy of a knighted king penguin.”
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