Queen shock: Historic royal tradition cancelled for only second time in 900 years

... The Swan Upping census is a beautiful ceremony where the monarch counts the swans on the River Thames. But the five-day event, that has taken place every year from July 13 to 17 for almost a millennium, has now been cancelled because of coronavirus lockdown restrictions. The home counties of Surrey, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire are involved. ...