The Queen house: Her Majesty has a more than 1,000 clocks in her royal residences – discover why some won't be on the right time today
November 01, 2021 - 11:29 GMT Rachel Avery Her Majesty the Queen has royal homes up and down the country, and when the clocks went back on Sunday morning, the work began to change over 1,000 of the monarch's timepieces.The switchover is a mammoth task that takes around 40 hours to do, which means even after beginning the admin at 2am on Sunday morning, some of the clocks will still be at the wrong time today.
These include a combination of musical clocks, astronomical clocks, miniature clocks, and turret clocks. Windsor Castle, meanwhile, is believed to be the biggest royal residence of all, with an incredible 1,000 rooms. This is where the Queen is currently living having stayed here for most of the time during the coronavirus pandemic.Want to know who's in charge of this massive change twice a year? Her Majesty's Royal Horological Conservator, of course!
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