The Gingerbread Villa on Mustik Island. Getty Images:
When Kate and William want to escape London, its capricious weather and the burdens imposed by the crown, they fly to the Caribbean island of Mustique, Princess Margaret’s former lair.
Constantly in the sights of the British tabloids, the Windsors love to escape their daily lives and London’s harsh weather for a trip to the Caribbean. They sailed, to be exact, to Mustique Island, this private island in the Grenadine archipelago. And this has been happening since the mid-1960s, it must be said that the direction is ideal. It “offers dreamy villas and beaches, but above all a guarantee of discreet relaxation, away from the paparazzi and tabloid press,” he comments. The world In 2020, in an article about the controversial leave of Boris Johnson, then tenant of 10 Downing Street.
Prince William and Kate Middleton also appreciate the tranquility of this island on the other side of the world, away from paparazzi and crown functions. In 2019, Wells stayed at Villa Antille, one of the last homes on the island built directly onto the sea. Owned by William’s friend Andrew Dunn, this colonial-style residence has five bedrooms. terrace, infinity pool overlooking the turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea… In short, the perfect place to bask in the tropical sunshine. However, this haven of peace comes at a price. The price of living. £27,000 (over €30,000) per week.
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Princess Margaret’s den
If Kate and William have been living on Mustique Island for almost a decade, they are not the only ones. The Middleton clan loves this lost paradise, prized only by a select few. In addition, everyone still remembers the evening that Carole Middleton gave there for her 60th birthday in 2015.
Even when it comes to parties, the award goes to Princess Margaret of Windsor. Elizabeth II’s wayward sister actually fell in love with this former pirate lair, which was acquired in 1958 by British aristocrat Colin Tennant for a pittance. The latter turns the jungle-covered and mosquito-infested island into a millionaire’s cocoon. As mentioned The worldhe offered several hectares of land to Margaret, who built one of the island’s first villas, Les Jolies Eaux.
The queen’s younger sister took shelter there whenever she could. Above all, she wants to escape London, the etiquette of the crown, and most importantly, her marriage to Anthony Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon, which is failing. There she drinks mojitos with Mick Jagger, who also fell under the spell of the island of Mustique and its seven white sand beaches. But despite the wild discretion, in 1976 stolen photographs of Margaret on the beach in a swimsuit with her young lover Roddy Llewellyn, a baron and landscaper eighteen years her junior, led to her divorce.
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In addition to the Windsors, Mustique Island became a haven for other celebrities, such as David Bowie, who treated himself to the very luxurious Mandalay Villa there, Bill Gates and even New York designer Tommy Hilfiger. While everyone is hosting guests in their home, VIP tourists also enjoy a toast at the counter of Basil’s, the only bistro in the area. A Pirates of the Caribbean-style terrace (in fact, several scenes in the movie were shot on the surrounding beaches). Rum flows freely dry or in a cocktail.
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Source: Le Figaro
