Queen Victoria was the niece of George IV. She disliked the Royal Pavilion and, I think, only visited it once. Her statue stands across the road from that of her uncle, whom she faces with, I think, a look of disapproval. She had all the furniture and fittings removed to Windsor and sold the building to the town in 1850 for £50,000, thinking the building would be pulled down. Luckily, it wasn't. Then, back in the 1960s or 70s, there was another suggestion that the Pavilion be demolished to provide space for...
...a bus station!
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