LONDON — It was long a well-known bit of trivia in Britain, often invoked on the ... David Barber, who has served for nearly 30 years as the royal swan marker — a sort of swan ambassador ...

Every year royal swan counters take to the River Thames for the British tradition of swan upping - an event dating back to the 12th century. Monday marked the first swan upping of King Charles' reign, ...

After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's swans have a ... he can, by the royal prerogative." This tradition of giving swan ownership to the monarch started at a time when swans were ...

Stephanie Petit is a Royals Editor, Writer and Reporter at PEOPLE. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty; Aaron Chown/PA Images/Getty King Charles has several royal titles, including the "Seigneur of the Swans.

On the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth, Britain's new monarch ... he can, by the royal prerogative," said Barber, now the king's swan marker. He declined to estimate the number of swans ...

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The first Swan Upping of the King’s reign is under ... when the ownership of all unmarked mute swans in Britain was claimed by the Crown in order to ensure a ready supply for feasts.

unmarked swan in England that roams the country’s rivers. The sovereign put this title to good use on Friday, July 19, when he participated in a royal tradition called the “Swan Upping,” a ...

For hundreds of years, the royal family has laid claim ... They’re an “ingrained thing in the British psyche,” said Melanie Nelson, a trustee at the Swan Sanctuary, an organization that ...

The UK's annual ceremonial event of "swan-upping ... the boats used during Swan Upping and, of course, the royal connection to swan-upping which can be traced back for many hundreds of years ...

On the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s new monarch ... he can, by the royal prerogative,” said Barber, now the king’s swan marker. He declined to estimate the number of ...