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"What about the Prince of Wales and Catherine? I wonder if their children would play in it. It's only going to be forgotten about, dilapidated, unless Prince William lets his kids play there."

There, the classrooms offer a stark contrast to the dilapidated government schools, with painted walls, new desks, whiteboards and fans, and students in smart uniforms.

He said Crowborough was a "dilapidated old army camp", adding it would "cost a lot to set up" as accommodation for asylum seekers.

King Charles' grandmother, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, brought the dilapidated rural castle back to life after falling in love with the building in the early 1950s.

That left much of the dilapidated equipment and security weaknesses in place.