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There was crispy white carpet in rooms featuring iconic design pieces from the Italian design house Gufram, including the Pratone lounge chair in the vibrant shape and color of oversized blades of grass.

Wilband told a paediatric doctor Mr Wheeler had carried Lexi upstairs in her bouncer chair and may have hit her head in the process.

Cushioned chairs once used for official functions stand covered with dust, a few paintings still hang on the walls, ragged chandeliers dangle from the ceilings.

"It is devastating that the relationship between the charity's trustees and the chair of the board broke down beyond repair, creating an untenable situation," said a statement from those trustees leaving the charity.

Down by the lawn, some of the newest occupants at the Santa Monica complex, called the Water Garden, reclined in Adirondack chairs with books in hand.