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publie 21 July 2009

Swan Upping

This year, as usual, the third week of July is the occasion of Swan Upping on the Tames!

Yet if the tradition dates back to the twelfth century, this year is really special!

See here what made it so very particular....

1) In what is the monarch linked to this ceremony?

2) What is the main difference between the original purpose of the ceremony and today ’s purpose?