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Sir Peter's taste for swan has him fall foul of law
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SIR Peter Maxwell Davies, Master of the Queen's Music, is under
police investigation after officers raided his kitchen - and
discovered he had prepared a dead swan for his dinner.
Sir Peter said he found the electrocuted bird beneath power lines
and was planning to make it into a "delicious" terrine.
His menu has not impressed the authorities, however. Under the
Wildlife and Countryside Act, which applies across the UK, the
whooper swan is a protected species and according to ancient laws
only the Queen is allowed to sample the delicacy.
But on Orkney, where Sir Peter lives, a Viking law ...
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