Swan Upping facts
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The Queen owns all of the U.K.'s swans. Every year there is an annual census of all the swans in the River Thames, a centuries-old tradition known as the Swan Upping that takes place the third week in July. This years Swan Upping started today.
The Queen can claim ownership of any unmarked mute swan in English waters. There is an annual ceremony known as "Swan Upping" where the Royal Swan Warden and Royal Swan Marker conduct a census on the Queen's swans and salute the Queen as "Her Majesty the Queen, Seigneur of the Swans".
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Queen Elizabeth II participates in a yearly Swan Upping, in which the royal Swan Master counts and marks swans on the Thames, and the kidnapping and eating of swans can be considered a treasonous crime.
