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Pools Coupon and Boots Uncovered During Buckingham Palace Restoration
The haul also included 1957 betting slips and a 1977 reception schedule that showed Queen Elizabeth II moving clockwise through the Ball Room.
- Workers conducting the £370 million, 10-year restoration of Buckingham Palace unearthed a collection of forgotten historical items hidden beneath floorboards, offering rare insight into the lives of those who worked behind the scenes at the royal residence.
- Among the trove are everyday objects including 1957 Littlewoods Football Pool betting slips and a 14 April 1949 ticket for a "Whist Drive" hosted by the Royal Household Social Club, found embedded in building rock.
- Researchers also recovered pages from a 1966 Daily Express newspaper detailing the "maximum security" prison housing the Great Train Robbers, revealing "the men who were found guilty of stealing a fortune in mailbags spend their week stitching them for nine shillings."
- A typed schedule from Queen Elizabeth II's 1977 Silver Jubilee year revealed detailed reception instructions, showing the monarch and royal family would move through the Ball Room in a "clockwise direction" while aides encouraged guests to mingle with diplomats.
- Replacing ageing wiring, lead pipes, and boilers remains a priority for the project, which aims to protect Buckingham Palace from long-term damage and is due to be completed next year.
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Buckingham Palace workers discover hidden items beneath floorboards during £370million restoration
Buckingham Palace workers discover hidden items beneath floorboards during £370million restoration . Buckingham Palace's decade-long £370million restoration has yielded an unexpected trove of lost objects, hidden for decades beneath floorboards and within the building's fabric
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perspectivemedia.comRoyal staff social club ticket and betting slips found during Palace restoration
Everyday items were unearthed in the floorboards of Buckingham Palace, along with a rundown of instructions for hosting a grand royal reception.
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The Independent (US)Buckingham Palace restoration unearths hidden treasures from royal history
Blank Littlewoods Football Pool betting coupons from 1957, a pair of worn black hobnail boots, and an empty Silk Cut cigarette packet were among the everyday items discovered
·London, United Kingdom
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