The knight who said ‘Ni!’

Forty-four years after he played Sir Galahad, as well as one of the mythical Knights Who Say ‘Ni!’, in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Sir Michael Palin was dubbed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George by the Duke of Cambridge yesterday at an investiture at Buckingham Palace. The 76-year-old comedian, actor and global traveller received the honour for services to travel, culture and geography.