THE KING’S CYGNETS.—Every year the Vintners and Dyers Company (acting on a special prerogative dating from the 16th century) marks the King's swans on the Thames. The marks are made on the cygnets’ beaks. Note the unique banners on the boats of the “swan-upping” party.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 182, 22 October 1927, Page 28 (Supplement)
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45THE KING’S CYGNETS.—Every year the Vintners and Dyers Company (acting on a special prerogative dating from the 16th century) marks the King's swans on the Thames. The marks are made on the cygnets’ beaks. Note the unique banners on the boats of the “swan-upping” party. Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 182, 22 October 1927, Page 28 (Supplement)
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