A “MOVING” time capsule buried by Princess Diana has been unearthed after 30 years.
The lead-encased wooden box contained a trove of 90s relics and was hidden underneath Great Ormond Street Hospital, in London.
Princess Diana visiting patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, March 1991[/caption]
A pocket Casio TV was found in the precious time capsule[/caption]
One child chose a Kylie Minogue CD to include[/caption]
It was placed by the then Princess of Wales, beneath the foundation of the Variety Club Building in 1991.
Princess Diana became the president of the London children’s hospital in 1989 and visited several times.
The 90s treasures were supposed to be dug up in “hundreds of years” but were discovered during construction for a children’s cancer centre.
Staff who had worked at Great Ormond Street Hospital, or were born in 1991, were given the privilege of removing the capsule.
Jason Dawson, executive director of Space and Place, and the senior responsible officer for the children’s cancer centre, told The Times: “I have no doubt that if Diana was still with us, she would still be connected with us in some way.
“She really was a signifier of something special.”
However, the items were not chosen by Diana, but two children who won a Blue Peter competition.
They were each able to pick 10 items to represent life at the time.
Inside, famous throwbacks to the 90s were discovered, including a Kylie Minogue CD, a solar-powered calculator, and a Casio pocket TV.
The late Princess had helped select which items were placed in the box.
Little David Watson, aged 11 at the time, chose Kylie’s Rhythm of Love album which featured hits such as Better the Devil you Know.
He also wanted to include some recycled paper and a passport.
Meanwhile Sylvia Foulkes, then aged nine, buried some British coins, five tree seeds and a snowflake hologram.
There was also a Times newspaper from the date of burial to mark the occasion.
A snowflake hologram was included by a young girl[/caption]
She also chose to bury a collection of British coins[/caption]
The trove was buried to mark the construction of Great Ormond Street’s Variety Club Building in 1991[/caption]
It’s headlines read: “Cooked meats bring out Soviet voters in droves”, and “US rejects Iraqi warplanes plea as rebels close in”.
Mr Dawson added: “It was really quite moving.
“Almost like connecting with memories of things that have been planted by a generation gone by.”
There are now hopes to create another capsule to place underneath the new development.
The box was similar to that buried in 1872, by the then Princess of Wales, Alexandra.
Although this trove, which contained a photograph of Queen Victoria, has never been found.
This comes as Princess Diana’s abandoned family home, until the age of 14, has also been explored.
Park House, situated on the 20,000-acre Sandringham Estate, is sadly falling into a sad state of disrepair.
The property was the birthplace of Diana and she lived there with her family until 1975.
The Spencers then moved to Althorp House in Northampton.
Years later in April 1987, Park House became a hotel when Queen Elizabeth II gifted Park House to Leonard Cheshire Disability.
Park House was then turned into a hotel specifically designed to cater for people with disabilities.
It closed in 2020 due to pressure of Covid and has sat completely empty since then – with no furnishings whatsoever.
The late Princess helped two children, who won a Blue Peter competition, chose the relics[/caption]
The 90s throwbacks provide a glimpse into life at the time[/caption]
The box was unearthed during construction for a children’s cancer centre[/caption]
