Oct 12 (Reuters) – A royal delivery from Windsor Castle helped the World Conker Championships go ahead as planned on Sunday after an unusually dry and warm summer had put the event at risk. When Britain's horse chestnut trees, on which grow the shiny inedible nut-like seeds which have been used to play conkers for generations, failed to deliver their usual crop, organisers feared the event might have to be cancelled. Thankfully, enough conkers of adequate size were made available including, organisers say, a batch of shiny ones sent from the grounds of Windsor Castle. "It was a real joy to have conkers sent to us this time," St John Burkett, a championship committee member, said. "The Windsor Castle delivery was of really good quality. They were the ones that really ensured we could go ahe

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