The remains of a British POW camp where Germans were kept during WWII has been found during work on a landfill site in Aberdeen, UK.

Remnants of the Tullos Hill Camp, thought to have been lost forever, have emerged from the soil in which they have been buried since the post war period.

The camp was uncovered during work to reclaim landfill sites on the outskirts of the city.

Historians had thought the camp was lost under a mountain of rubbish.

The linen bloomers and chemis designed for Queen Victoria in the 19th century have been given “natioanl designated status”.

The bloomers are stored at Kensington Palace in West London and form part of the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection which is composed of 12, 000 items that were all once worn by royalty and courtiers from the 17th century until the present day.

With a 50-inch waist and an impressive 66 inch bust, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch’s underwear are embroidered with a small crown and the initials VR, and also have a number to ensure they could be kept track of when sent to the laundry.

Flint Castle in Wales has survived many bloody battles, but now it is being closed to the public because of drunken British teens.

They claim their staff have been spat upon and threatened by youngsters from nearby housing estates, who smash bottles and treat the ancient ruins as a drinking den.

John Wallis, site operations manager for Cadw – the Welsh equivalent of English Heritage – who run the castle, said the behaviour of the youths was making it too dangerous to keep it open to the public. ’We are extremely frustrated with the ongoing spate of vandalism,’ he said.