Queen Elizabeth II Attends Annual Swan Upping Census

WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 20: Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by Swan Marker David Barber (red jacket), watches from the steam launch 'Alaska' as a swan upper places a swan back into the river during a swan upping census on the River Thames on July 20, 2009 near Windsor, England. During the ancient annual ceremony the Swan Marker leads a team of Swan Uppers on a five-day journey along the River Thames from Sunbury-on-Thames through Windsor to Abingdon counting, marking and checking the health of all unmarked swans. (Photo by Sang Tan - WPA Pool/Getty Images)