At the Royal Highland Show at Ingliston on Friday, not only did his Cheviot win the Native Breed Championship, but Norman received his rosette in person from the Queen.
The Catslackburn breeder enjoyed his meeting with royalty, thanks to a three-crop ewe by a Townfoot Spec tup and out of a Blackdouglas ewe.
The reserve went to another local breeder, J. F. Irving and Son of Mountbenger, Yarrow, with a shearling tup by Kale Warrior and out of a dam by Hindhope Harrier on its first outing.
Norman told The Wee Paper it had been a very enjoyable day.
He commented: "It was an excellent day. The Queen was very knowledgeable, asking quite a few questions.
"The sheep was bleating a bit and I told the Queen that was because I'd taken it away from its lamb – she said in that case I'd better take it back!"
Other Borders sheep breeders who did well included Roderick Runciman, from Allanshaws, near Galashiels, who took the breed championship for the North Country Cheviot section. Mr Runciman also had the runner-up to the champion as well as the reserve champion and runner-up – all four top spots, something no breeder has done before at the Royal Highland Show.
Mr Runciman also got to meet the Queen.
Interestingly for Wee Paper readers, Mr Runciman took the reserve championship with Philiphaugh Tevis, a two-shear tup by Allanshaws Rooney and out of a Philiphaugh-bred ewe.
Other winners included D. C. & J. J. Marshall of Golendewing Farm, Gosland, Broughton, Biggar, who took best Blackface with a two-shear Clennell-bred tup by a Blackhouse sire and out of a Midlock ewe on its first outing.
There was also best-of-breed success for North Country Cheviot Hill breeder C. and M. Symons, of Attonburn, Yetholm, with a three-crop ewe by the homebred Attonburn Almighty and out of a homebred ewe which had won here as a gimmer.
The reserve went to Willie Thomson of Hownam Grange, Morebattle, with a three-shear tup by a Hethpool sire and out of a Northhouse ewe.
And there was some success, too, in the cattle classes with best of breed in the Holstein section going to Alister Laird, of Blyth Farm, West Linton, with the second calver, Almondene Witney Oseena Astronomical, which was also reserve champion at Ayr.
In the equine classes, the reserve champion in the Highland Ponies section went to Mr and Mrs John Dykes, Mendick Lea, West Linton, Peeblesshire, with stallion Dougal of Mendick.