Editing Swan upping (section)

== Seigneur of the Swans ==
{{Infobox office
| post = Seigneur
| body = the Swans
| image = Prince Charles in Aotearoa (cropped).jpg
| insigniasize = 40
| insignia = Royal Cypher of King Charles III.svg
| incumbent = [[Charles III]]<br/>{{nobold|King of the United Kingdom}}
| imagesize = 80
| formation = c. 12th Century
| type = Position held by the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|British Monarch]]
| insigniacaption = 
}}'''Seigneur of the Swans''' is a title of the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|British Monarch]] in regards to swan upping in England. The title which has stood for centuries and reflects the monarchs prerogative of ownership of all unmarked mute swans in open water.<ref>{{Cite web |last=guys |first=weird medieval |date=2023-04-17 |title=No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain |url=https://weirdmedievalguys.substack.com/p/no-the-king-of-england-doesnt-own |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=weird medieval guys}}</ref>

The present holder is [[King Charles III]].

They have two officers charged with carrying out this responsibility on behalf of them, the [[Warden of the Swans]] and the [[Marker of the Swans]] both are offices of the royal household, before 1993 both positions were one position of the Keeper of the King's/Queen's Swans.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-19 |title=Is There Really a Warden of The Swans and a Royal Herb Strewer? |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a46105505/traditional-royal-household-roles-guide-explained/ |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=Town & Country |language=en-US}}</ref>

The Marker of the Swans and Kings swan uppers, all wear the [[Royal cypher|Royal Cypher]] of the current Monarch on their uniform.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-20 |title=In pictures: Counting the King's swans on the Thames |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjk38mxrnyzo |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

On 20 July 2009, [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]], as Seigneur of the Swans, attended the Swan Upping ceremony, the first time a reigning monarch had personally attended.<ref name="BBC-Queen" />