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Buckingham Palace works uncover trove of everyday items dating back to 1800s
A coil of vulcanised indian rubber cabling, which posed the greatest risk of fire to the building (bottom left), was among the items discovered
A pair of battered, hobnailed boots and a newspaper cutting dating back nearly 140 years are among a trove of everyday objects unearthed during restoration work at Buckingham Palace.
The misplaced items are thought to belong to staff who worked at the palace decades ago, and were found by workers carrying out the £369m refurbishment.
A ticket for a "whist drive" - a card game event hosted by the palace on 14 April 1949 - was found embedded in a lump of brick.
Several betting slips, a bottle of Schweppes Still Malvern English Spring Water, an empty Silk Cut cigarette carton and a newspaper article about the gang jailed for the 1963 Great Train Robbery were also found under floorboards.
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The royal residence in London is undergoing a 10-year refurbishment plan - funded through a temporary increase in the Sovereign Grant, which pays for the official duties of the royals. It is due to be completed in March.
Ageing cables, lead pipes, wiring and boilers are set to be replaced - many for the first time in 60 years - following concerns about potential fire and water damage.
Until now, many of the items have remained hidden within the building's infrastructure.