Sandringham time
Sandringham time is the name given to the
King Edward VII made to the timekeeping at the royal estate of Sandringham. This time corresponds to UTC+00:30
, and was used between 1901 and 1936.
Contrary to rumour, it was not begun to assist
Queen Alexandra, who was constantly late,[1] but as a form of daylight saving time to "create" more evening daylight for hunting in the winter.[2]
The King ordered that all the clocks on the estate be set half an hour ahead of
King Edward VIII abolished the tradition during his brief reign.[4]
None of the subsequent monarchs chose to restore the tradition.
References
- ^ Vickers, Hugo (2006). Elizabeth: The Queen Mother. Arrow Books/Random House. p. 129.
- ^ "Summer Time Pioneer". Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. 24 December 1932. Retrieved 9 September 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ISBN 1-86207-796-7.
- ^ "Great Activity at Sandringham". Aberdeen Journal. 24 December 1936. Retrieved 9 September 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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