Forgotten items uncovered during the restoration of Buckingham Palace include betting slips

Everyday items have unearthed under the floorboards of Buckingham Palace , with a Football Pools betting slips from 1957, an empty cigarette packet and an almost 140-year-old West End theatre listings from a newspaper discovered by workers.

A ticket to the Royal household’s social club nearly 80 years ago is also among a collection of forgotten items uncovered during the restoration of the iconic building, along with a rundown of instructions for hosting a grand royal reception.

The items have remained hidden for decades, preserved within the fabric of the property, before being found during the refurbishment . The Palace has been undergoing a £370 million reservicing for the past decade to rewire its electrics, upgrade its plumbing and heating, and overhaul the iconic building's infrastructure to prevent long-term damage.

The blank Littlewoods Football Pool betting slips from 70 decades ago, a pair of battered black hobnail boots and the Silk Cut cigarette pack were among the everyday objects unearthed.