Lavatory sealed off for seven days ahead of Duchess of Cambridge's visit Staff at the Gateshead Youth Council premises, where the Duchess met teenage mothers who were helped by the charity Keyfund, joked about being able to use the loo again for the first time in a week after the Duchess's visit. It had been set aside for her use in case she needed to pay a visit during her 70-minute stay. "It didn't really matter because there are other loos we could use," said one worker. The Keyfund charity even Tweeted a picture of the ground floor lavatory saying the loo was ready for a "royal flush." A royal source said: "One loo was shut up for security reasons but there were other toilets in the building."