Colchester

She made the comments as she visited a "well-being garden" at Colchester, which helps to use nature to support patients in their recovery from illness.

There are 50 of this variety of rose that have been donated to Colchester Hospital, with the princess helping to plant the roses during her visit.

Brian O'Donnell, clinical lead at the St Aubyn Centre in Colchester, said there was a "real concern about safety on the wards, and staff are too worried to say anything about it".

Plans to breathe new life into Colchester's former Debenhams have come and gone, with a developer pulling out of a vision to run go-karting, trampolining and mini golf inside.

Colchester City Council previously said leisure would be at the heart of revitalising the city centre, which it stressed was "on the up".