Egyptian authorities have finished their quest to discover a secret chamber in the tomb of does not exist.

Officials previously said they were "90% sure" of a hidden room behind the wall of the boy king's famous 3,000-year-old tomb.

The search for the hidden tomb began when English archaeologist Nicholas Reeves, discovered what looked like faint traces, or "ghosts", of doors beneath the plaster.

New research, however, has concluded the chamber is not there.