Swan uppers make their way up the River Thames during the annual swan upping. Swan uppers weigh and tag the young cygnets along the River Thames during the annual swan upping. The annual census of ...

King Charles has several royal titles, including the "Seigneur of the Swans." Since the 12th century, the British crown held the right to claim ownership of all unmarked mute swans swimming in ...

Staines - Teams of census-takers took to the River Thames on Monday for the colourful annual count of Queen Elizabeth II's swans - a blend of science and ceremony that dates to the 12th century. By ...

The royal family oversees the annual "Swan Upping" event, a census of the swan population on the River Thames. King Charles III is set to receive a vast inheritance from both the Crown and the ...

All of the swans which live on the River Thames will soon be counted for the first time under King Charles’ reign. This may sound unusual, but it’s actually a tradition which dates back to the 12th ...

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, ...

the ceremony continues in a largely symbolic form helpful in monitoring the condition and number of swans on the River Thames. Official swan uppers weigh and measure the cygnets and check them ...

an 800-year-old tradition that sees a member of the Royal Family and several ‘Swan Uppers’ row up the Thames on a five-day journey rounding up swans on the water, in order to check their health. A ...

See bridgewoodmanorhotel. com or call 01634 201333. River Thames The annual Swan Upping ceremony takes place during the third week of July, and is a census of swans where mute swans on the River ...