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Amusement Park Attractions In Sandringham

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Sandringham time is the name given to the idiosyncratic alterations that King Edward VII made to the timekeeping at the royal estate of Sandringham. This time corresponds to GMT+0:30, and was used between 1901 and 1936. Contrary to rumour, it was not begun to assist Queen Alexandra, who was constantly late, but to create more evening daylight for hunting in the winter.The King ordered that all the clocks on the estate be set half an hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time. In later years the practice was also observed at Windsor and Balmoral Castle. The custom of Sandringham time continued after the death of Edward, through the reign of his son King George V...
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