Royals fans are in for a treat.
In 1991, Princess Diana buried a time capsule containing items that reflected the popular culture of the early 1990s. The capsule was placed inside a wall at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. According to NBC News, the contents of that capsule have finally been revealed.
According to the report, the capsule contained a Kylie Minogue CD, an early pocket TV, a solar-powered calculator, and a copy of The Times newspaper. These items were picked by a competition run on the British children’s TV show Blue Peter, as viewers were tasked with picking eight things they felt represented life in the 1990s.
The capsule wasn’t supposed to be opened for another couple of centuries, but received an unexpected bump in the timeline as the hospital is in the process of demolishing its existing buildings to build a new children’s cancer center. Even better, the hospital asked staff members who were either born in 1991 or already working there in 1991 to assist with the removal.
It’s always a treat when something rare emerges from the life of Princess Diana. Earlier this year, Princess Di’s younger brother, Charles Spencer, posted a previously unseen black-and-white photo of himself and Diana as kids, taken by the pool at their childhood home, Park House in Sandringham. The post was captioned, “A long ago summer, by the swimming pool at our childhood home, Park House, Sandringham—Diana and I both proudly showing off our swimming badges (sewn onto our swimming costumes).”
He continued: “These were awarded (sparingly) by Mrs Lansdowne, a fairly terrifying but very gifted swimming instructor, who came to stay each year. We were never out of that pool.” And last December, he kicked off the holiday season by sharing a glimpse of the Christmas decorations at Althorp House, which is the Spencer family’s ancestral home and Diana’s childhood residence.
More rare Princess Diana pictures and artifacts, please!
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