Harry and Meghan Have Purchased a Vacation Home in Portugal
You read that headline right. According to Richard Eden in the Daily Mail, Harry and Meghan have purchased a property in Portugal. This is a holiday home for the couple, the outlet assures us, and there are no known plans for the Sussexes to relinquish their Montecito property. (I should think not. Having successfully relocated her marriage and family to California, there is no chance that Meghan will be giving that up.)
The Independent jumped in with a little more detail:
Tucked behind the paddy fields and pine forests of Portugal’s Alentejo region, about 80km south of Lisbon and 26km from trendy Comporta, lies the hidden village of Melides, pronounced “Meleedes” by locals with a soft, shh-like touch at the end. A place easily missed on the tourist trail, it quietly charms those who discover its windswept dunes, resident storks, and untouched pine and cork forests. Also, this area is considered Europe’s last paradise...
In fact, Melides is such a paradise that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are rumoured to have bought a discreet property on the stretch of Portuguese coast. The Daily Mail claims that the couple will be joining Prince Harry’s cousin Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank with a seafront house at a luxe development in the CostaTerra Golf and Ocean Club.
Eden’s Daily Mail scoop suggests the couple might have been eying a “Golden Visa,” which would permit them to travel throughout the European Union. My personal opinion is that the Golden Visa played little to no role in the decision. Meghan and Harry aren’t chomping at the bit to travel the continent, but for a visa! I suspect this hits a lot closer to home.
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