French president honours JK Rowling

France paid homage to fiction’s most famous boy magician by inducting Harry Potter author JK Rowling into the country’s prestigious Legion of Honour today.

French president honours JK Rowling
Tue, 03 Feb, 2009 - 19:02

France paid homage to fiction’s most famous boy magician by inducting Harry Potter author JK Rowling into the country’s prestigious Legion of Honour today.

French president Nicolas Sarkozy bestowed the honorary title of “knight” on Rowling during a ceremony at the Elysee presidential palace, in Paris.

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