Grandad owns UK's oldest Easter egg - and he's kept it safe for 92 years
A grandfather says he owns the UK's oldest unopened Easter egg which he has kept safe for an impressive 92 years.
Eric Boden was just a baby when his uncle gave him the Nestle milk chocolate treat for his first Easter in 1931.
Worried he had been given too much chocolate, his mum put it in a cupboard so Eric could enjoy it when he was older - but it has since remained unopened in mint condition for almost a century.
The egg, measuring 9ins (22cm) tall, is now thought to be the UK's oldest unopened Easter egg.
Eric, a 92-year-old from Evesham in Worcestershire, keeps the precious chocolate artefact in a dark cool cupboard at his home.
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The retired toolmaker, who has four grandchildren, said: "My uncle Harvey was an army officer and fought in the First World War.
The retired toolmaker was just a baby when his uncle gave him the Nestle milk chocolate treat for his first Easter in 1931 (SWNS)
The 92-year-old egg is is wrapped in red and silver foil with a large big red ribbon around it (SWNS)"He gave the chocolate egg to me to mark my first Easter.
"My mum didn't want me to get in a mess as I was given lots of chocolate treats so she put it away and it didn't get eaten.
He then re-discovered the egg - which he had suspected was still somewhere in the house - while clearing out the property after his parents Florence and Arthur passed away 37 years ago.
He then brought back to his own house, where it is now stored in his cupboard.
His mum had kept it in a cupboard as she worried Eric would 'get in a mess' (SWNS)The egg has never been out the packaging - a "big green box which has hand painted eggs and chickens on it" - and remains in the same condition as when it was bought.
It is made out of milk chocolate, and is wrapped in red and silver foil with a large big red ribbon around it.
Eric, whose wife June died in 2004, is currently in the process of having his egg verified by Guinness World Records.
His youngest son Stephen, 64, said: "I've done some research and seen Easter eggs online claiming to be the oldest - but they are only around 70 years old.
"Obviously this is 92 so it would seem to be the oldest unopened one in the UK.
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Eric is in the process of having his egg verified by Guinness World Records (SWNS)"It became a bit of a family joke. It was kept in a cool, dark place and that's where it stayed."
A Nestle spokesperson recently congratulated Eric on the longevity of the egg - although they warned that no-one should attempt to eat it.
They said: "It's really nice to hear it's been preserved as a keepsake all these years although it would not be worth anything.
"Vintage chocolate is not like vintage wine. It's well past its sell by date and I don't recommend anyone should eat it."
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