15 Facts You Didn't Know About Buckingham Palace

Among the variety of staff members who both work and live in Buckingham Palace, there is a profession that not many have heard of — the horologist. A horologist is a fancy name for a clockmaker, and the palace has more than one of them. These two (and sometimes three) individuals repair and wind up all of the clocks and watches that the Monarchy owns, which is reportedly 1,000 clocks total (with about half of them inside Buckingham Palace).

It's literally a full-time job that takes up all your time — and it has to be done in a timely manner.