Queen Elizabeth enjoys all manner of historic perks thanks to her position as monarch, but one of the most unusual is that she has the right to own any swan swimming in open waters throughout the ...

Queen Elizabeth can add Swan Upping to a list of canceled royal events, including Trooping the Colour, Royal Ascot, the annual Maundy Service and the Chelsea Flower Show Queen Elizabeth can add the ...

Quiet, please — Queen Elizabeth is preparing to have her swans counted. Buckingham Palace has announced that the annual Swan Upping, a tradition dating back to the 12th century which involves a census ...

SHEPPERTON, ENGLAND - JULY 17: A swan and cygnet are seen during the annual Swan Upping census on July 17, 2017 on the River Thames, South West London. The historic Swan Upping ceremony dates back to ...

ETON, United Kingdom — Here is a fun piece of trivia: The Queen owns all the swans in Britain. Or, more accurately: Any unclaimed mute swan in open waters in England and Wales is hers if she wants it.

1. Dating back to the 12 century, the Queen of England owns all mute swans. She generally just keeps tabs on the ones living on the River Thames and surrounding areas though. Mute swans have white ...

LONDON – Elishia Stevenson wanted an apology when she was bitten by a swan. So she wrote to Queen Elizabeth II. The 6-year-old girl from Cornwall, south west England, wrote to Buckingham Palace ...

I feel like I should warn you in advance: if you're an Outlaw Queen or a Captain Swan 'shipper, this article isn't for you. I have nothing against either of those relationships, at least in theory, ...

The annual census of swans dates back to the 12th century and was postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic Queen Elizabeth enjoys all manner of historic perks thanks to her position as monarch, ...