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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Ria Pathak

Princess Diana Time Capsule Unearthed — But What Are They, Who Gets One, and How Did the Tradition Begin?

A time capsule linked to Princess Diana has been uncovered at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), more than three decades after it was sealed. The wooden, lead-lined box was hidden in the hospital walls in 1991, when Diana served as its president.

The contents from the box, which included British coins, a solar-powered calculator, a pocket television, seeds from Kew Gardens, a hologram of a snowflake, and a Kylie Minogue CD, were chosen not by Diana herself but by two schoolchildren who won a competition on the BBC's Blue Peter. A signed photo of Diana and a copy of The Times were also enclosed.

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