By Lauren Beavis

A letter written to a care home by Lord Mountbatten more than 50 years ago has been found in a time capsule buried underneath its former site.

Demolition workers discovered the lead time capsule underneath a foundation brick at the site of the former Edwina Mountbatten Care Home in Romsey, Hampshire, in February.

The workers who found the 1969 capsule said its contents revealed the old care home's links with the Mountbatten family and the royal family .

As well as the letter from Earl Mountbatten, two copies of front page stories from a local newspaper (The Romsey Advertiser) in 1969, regarding the Mountbattens, Prince Charles and Princess Anne visiting the care home were also discovered in the 'carefully crafted' time capsule.

Churchill Living, who are behind the

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