And not just not needed - she actually cannot have it, because passports are issued on her behalf. The Queen still technically owns all the sturgeons, whales, and dolphins in the waters around the UK, which dates back to a statute from 1324, during the reign of King Edward II, according to TIME. 18 Powers & Privileges Of Queen Elizabeth II That You Had No Idea About. The Crown Estate owns almost all of Regent Street and the entirety of the UK seabed up to about 12 miles off shore — the company is valued at around $14.2 billion. Privilege is like a dessert served on a silver platter. The Queen of England owns a whole lot of both. What's more, she's the legal owner of the Crown Estate, which is now a private company, but still pays the Queen 15% of its profits via the Treasury. These ordinances bear a grim similarity to how the Sherif of Nottingham owned all of the … Every year, the Queen's Swan Marker (actual job title) leads a multi-day census called the Swan Upping to count the birds and check up on their health. (unless they are in captivity.) Nobody owns the dolphins, like nobody owns the whales, dolphins are wild animals and are not owned by anybody. Even for someone with a very high tolerance of ceremonial events, the swan upping is a task Her Majesty is comfortable delegating. The former and the latter don’t seem to have too much in common, yet they do. How much of the UK does the Queen own? First, the birds. The Queen … As if her flock of Corgi's weren't enough pets, all of the swans and dolphins in the U.K. waters technically belong to the Queen. We know that the queen has some incredible things in her possession, but one of the things that most people are likely not aware of is that she owns all of the dolphins in the United Kingdom. Dolphin is a common name of aquatic mammals within the infraorder Cetacea.The term dolphin usually refers to the extant families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), and Pontoporiidae (the brackish dolphins), and the extinct Lipotidae (baiji or Chinese river dolphin). Plus, thanks to 1324 statute, the queen can also claim ownership of all "fishes royal" — that means any sturgeon, dolphins, whales, and porpoises that reside in the waters around the UK. The dolphin is the symbol of a losing football team based out of Miami, Florida. The monarch does not need a passport. This does not concern other members of the royal family - they all have passports. In 2009, Queen Elizabeth II became the first monarch in several centuries who was personally present at this procedure. The sovereign has dominion over a variety of aquatic animals in British waters. Among many strange powers, the report revealed that the queen owns “all unmarked swans in open water” as well as all the sturgeons, whales, and dolphins. 14 shares | 2733 views . There are 40 extant species named as dolphins. The swan is a symbol of the British royal family. Previous slide Next slide 15 of 16 View All Skip Ad UK law stipulates that the reigning monarch owns whales, sturgeons and …