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Do all swans belong to the queen? Or is it just mute swans?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The Crown retains the right to ownership of all unmarked mute swans in open waters but the Queen only exercises her right on stretches of the Thames and its surrounding tributaries.
The birds are marked according to ownership during Swan Upping.
http://www.thamesweb.co.uk/windsor/windsor1999 /upping.html
The birds are marked according to ownership during Swan Upping.
http://www.thamesweb.co.uk/windsor/windsor1999 /upping.html