Hidden history of royal staff uncovered in Buckingham Palace restoration
Whist drive ticket embedded in rock and news article on Great Train Robbers among items discovered during 10-year restoration
TL;DR
- Restoration of Buckingham Palace has revealed lost items from staff.
- Discoveries include a 1949 whist drive ticket, 1957 Littlewoods betting slips, and an 1889 newspaper fragment.
- An empty Silk Cut packet and hobnail boots were also found.
- The decade-long restoration project costs £370m and involves infrastructure upgrades.
- Old electrical cabling posing a fire risk was removed.
- A ticket for a Royal Household Social Club whist drive from April 14, 1949, was found.
- Newspaper pages from 1966 about the Great Train Robbers were uncovered.
- Instructions for staff regarding the 1977 Silver Jubilee Diplomatic Corps reception were found.
- Other items include Minton tiles, a pewter tankard, a bottle of spring water, and Christmas cards.