A woman was surprised to discover she had some Premium Bonds gifted to her when she was born.

She contacted NS&I over X, formerly Twitter, asking what to do with her newfound savings. She said: “My parents have found four Premium Bonds that I was gifted on my birth in 1971.

“They’ve given them to me but I have no idea what to do with them. Can you help?”

A representative of NS&I responded to advise what she could do with her late birthday present.

They explained: “When you find old Premium…