Left behind items including a worker’s well-worn pair of boots and a betting slip for the football pool are among the forgotten goods that have been uncovered during Buckingham Palace‘s restoration.
The Palace has been undergoing a £370million reservicing for the past decade to rewire its electrics, upgrade its plumbing and heating, and overhaul its infrastructure to prevent long-term damage.
The overhaul has resulted in a treasure trove of historic items being collected by renovators – from an empty Silk Cut cigarette packet, the brand beloved by Princess Margaret, to an almost 140-year-old fragment of the West End theatre listings from The
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