King Edward Ⅶ（1841－1910，king of England）establishedthe custom of keeping all the clocks at the royal residence ，Sandringham，set half an hour fast.He wanted his guests to riseearly for the best shooting .In 1936，when his son，George V，lay dying at Sandringham，several mistakes were made because ofthe discrepancy between real time and Sandringham time.In arage ，the Prince of Wales（soon to be Edward Ⅷ）ordered theclocks set immediately to Greenwich Mean Time .It took a localclockmaker from midnight to dawn to accomplish this.
爱德华七世（1841—1910，英格兰国王）有个习惯，把桑德灵厄姆王宫所有的钟拨快半个小时。他要他的客人们早起赶上最好的打猎时辰。1936年，他的儿子乔治五世临终时，由于桑德灵厄姆的时间和实际时间的差别造成了好几起麻烦。威尔士亲王（很快成为爱德华八世）一气之下，命令立刻将所有的钟按格林威治标准时间调整。为此，当地一个钟表匠从半夜一直忙到天亮。