"More than 30 years after it was buried, a time capsule compiled by Diana, Princess of Wales and two children to represent life in the 1990s has been opened prematurely revealing a Kylie Minogue CD, a solar-powered calculator and a passport. The lead-encased wooden box was sealed in 1991 to mark the laying of the foundation stone of Great Ormond Street hospital's Variety Club building, which opened in 1994 to replace outdated buildings and clinical facilities."
"The time capsule was intended to be unearthed in hundreds of years but was dug up to make way for the construction of a children's cancer centre. Diana became president of the children's hospital in 1989 and visited it several times before her death in 1997. She helped the two children select the items to be placed in the time capsule."
The lead-encased wooden time capsule was sealed in 1991 to mark the foundation stone of Great Ormond Street hospital's Variety Club building, which opened in 1994. Two children who won a Blue Peter competition and Diana selected ten items representing the 1990s, including a Kylie Minogue CD, a solar-powered calculator, a pocket TV, a snowflake hologram, a passport, coins and tree seeds. The capsule was intended to remain buried for centuries but was excavated to make way for a children's cancer centre. Archivists found some damage to objects, but most items remained largely intact.
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