LONDON (AP) – Scarlet uniforms flashed against the riverbank. Wooden skiffs glided in formation. A young swan, gently lifted from the water, was measured, inspected and released.
The annual five-day census of swans belonging to King Charles III – known as Swan Upping — began Monday on the River Thames to assess their health.
One of the British monarch´s less-known titles is Seigneur of the Swans – Lord of the Swans – and according to ancient lore, he or she owns all members of the mute swan species found in Britain´s open waters.
Every year, a team of carefully selected oarsmen – Swan Uppers — are tasked with finding the swans on a stretch of…
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