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Great Ormond Street Opens 1991 Time Capsule Linked to Princess Diana

Construction of a new children's cancer centre forced an earlier-than-planned recovery.

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Overview

  • Recovered items included a Kylie Minogue CD, a calculator, a portable mini television and newspapers from the era.
  • Additional contents featured a set of British coins, a container of tree seeds and a photograph of Diana.
  • The selection was made by two competition-winning children with Diana's help during a 1991 foundation ceremony.
  • The capsule, sealed at the hospital’s main entrance, had been intended to remain closed for many more decades.
  • A separate capsule laid by Princess Alexandra in 1872 at the hospital has still not been found.