Archaeologists excited at chance to dig up Queen's back gardenBack to Communities

A team of television archaeologists today told of their excitement at the chance to dig up Britain's most famous back garden.

Experts from Channel 4's Time Team, are preparing to spend the bank holiday weekend wielding shovels in the garden of Buckingham Palace searching for secrets from the past.

On a visit to the site today, host Tony Robinson said that the dig had been given a personal seal of approval from the Queen.