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Repair Shop restores treasured WWII diary: ‘It’s beautiful’

Repair Shop guest in floods tears as gran's Second World War diary is restored
  • A guest on The Repair Shop became emotional after his grandmother’s Second World War diary was restored.
  • Thomas and his grandfather Roger brought the diary, which belonged to Roger’s grandmother Lilian, to the BBC programme.
  • The diary documented the German occupation of Guernsey and was described as a “pocket-sized treasure” that was “hanging by a thread”.
  • After the restoration, Roger thanked the team who worked on the diary, saying: “It’s beautiful”.
  • Watch the video in full above.
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