King George V died at Sandringham House on 20th January 1936, his physician was Dr. Dawson.
To quote Dawson’s diary, for January 20, 1936: “At about 11 o’clock it was evident that the last stage might endure for many hours, unknown to the patient but little comporting with the dignity and serenity which he so richly merited and which demanded a brief final scene. Hours of waiting just for the mechanical end when all that is really life has departed only exhausts the onlookers and keeps them so strained that they cannot avail themselves of the solace of thought, communion or prayer. I therefore decided to determine the end and injected (myself) morphia gr. 3/4 and shortly afterwards cocaine gr. 1 into the distended jugular vein.”
King George died at 11.55 pm.
But did he?
king Edward VII., finding the days too short, arranged for the clocks of Sandringham to be kept thirty minutes fast all the year round, and so gained more time for shooting. This custom was still kept up at Sandringham, and consequently the clocks there had to be put back only thirty minutes in-stead of an hour.
In later years the practice was also observed at Windsor and Balmoral Castle. The custom of Sandringham time continued after the death of Edward VII, through the reign of his son King George V. However, because of the confusions that the time difference caused, which were heightened during George's final hours, King Edward VIII abolished the tradition during his brief reign. Neither King George VI nor Queen Elizabeth II chose to restore the tradition.
So did he die by Sandringham time or by GMT
To quote Dawson’s diary, for January 20, 1936: “At about 11 o’clock it was evident that the last stage might endure for many hours, unknown to the patient but little comporting with the dignity and serenity which he so richly merited and which demanded a brief final scene. Hours of waiting just for the mechanical end when all that is really life has departed only exhausts the onlookers and keeps them so strained that they cannot avail themselves of the solace of thought, communion or prayer. I therefore decided to determine the end and injected (myself) morphia gr. 3/4 and shortly afterwards cocaine gr. 1 into the distended jugular vein.”
King George died at 11.55 pm.
But did he?
king Edward VII., finding the days too short, arranged for the clocks of Sandringham to be kept thirty minutes fast all the year round, and so gained more time for shooting. This custom was still kept up at Sandringham, and consequently the clocks there had to be put back only thirty minutes in-stead of an hour.
In later years the practice was also observed at Windsor and Balmoral Castle. The custom of Sandringham time continued after the death of Edward VII, through the reign of his son King George V. However, because of the confusions that the time difference caused, which were heightened during George's final hours, King Edward VIII abolished the tradition during his brief reign. Neither King George VI nor Queen Elizabeth II chose to restore the tradition.
So did he die by Sandringham time or by GMT
Yes it happens more than people realise. Mostly as they haven't gone through it yet with a loved one, and my wish is that they never have to