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Many people believe that all swans belong to the British monarch, but in reality this applies only to unmarked Mute Swans on open water, a right of ownership practiced only on a short stretch of the River Thames between Abingdon and Windsor - however, it technically applies to all swans fitting this description with the exception of those found in the Orkneys which, by an old Viking law, belong to the residents of those islands. Marked Mute Swans belong to one of two London livery companies, the Vintners' Company or the Dyers' Company.
All sturgeon and whales caught in English waters automatically become the property of the monarch under laws dating to the reign of Edward II (1307-1327). Neither is a common catch, either in English rivers or around England's coasts.
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∙ 6y agoSwans that are unmarked in open water are said to belong to the Queen.
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