The Duke and Duchess’s visit to the bus, where they talked to a group who had been helped by XLP, sparked a furious political debate.
While most of the youngsters said afterwards the couple had been understanding and down to earth, one 17-year-old, who called himself Hero, interjected angrily: 'They had no clue where we were coming from. I don’t think they could relate to anything we said.
'They are just keeping up appearances. They wanted to make it look like they related. We are paying our taxes – we pay for them to live where they live.'
However his fury soon abated. Asked what he thought how the couple came across, he said: 'Other than that, they were very considerate. They genuinely cared about what we said.'