Meghan Markle, Prince Harry buy Portugal hideaway, refuse to see fam for Christmas
Paula Froelich
Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry (R) and his wife, Meghan Markle embrace at The Invictus Games in The Hague on April 16, 2022. (Photo by REMKO DE WAAL/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)
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(NewsNation) — Meghan Markle and Prince Harry don’t need Sandringham — they have Portugal!
The erstwhile royals are said to have bought a home in the CostaTerra Golf and Ocean Club, a luxury development of 300 properties by the sea in Melides, south of the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, according to the Daily Mail. The home is near Harry’s cousin Eugenie’s property in the same development, which she shares with her husband Jack Brooksbank, and their two children.
Brooksbank does sales for the development.
The two couples are said to be very close, despite Harry’s frigid relationship with the rest of his family, and Eugenie and Jack appeared in the Netflix docuseries “Harry and Meghan.”
This will be Harry and Meghan’s first property in Europe since leaving the UK and giving up Frogmore Cottage.
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry: Christmas plans
THE HAGUE – The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, during the athletics section of the fifth edition of the Invictus Games, an international sporting event for servicemen and veterans who have been psychologically or physically injured during their military service. ANP SEM VAN DER WAL (Photo by ANP via Getty Images)
TOPSHOT – Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry (R) and his wife, Meghan Markle embrace at The Invictus Games in The Hague on April 16, 2022. The Invictus Games is an international sporting event for servicemen and veterans who have been psychologically or physically injured in their military service. (Photo by Remko de Waal / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by REMKO DE WAAL/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 03: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duke and Duchess of Sussex leave after a service of thanksgiving for the reign of Queen Elizabeth II at St Paul’s Cathedral in London, Friday, June 3, 2022 on the second of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch’s 70 years of service. (Photo by Matt Dunham – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, USA – DECEMBER 06: Prince Harry Duke of Sussex (L) and his wife Duchess Meghan Markle (R) arrive to attend the Ripple of Hope Award Gala in Nev York, United States on December 06, 2022. (Photo by Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
The Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle and the Duke of Sussex Prince Harry are seen attending the volleyball match between Nigeria and Ukraine at the stadium during the wheelchair basketball game between Australia and Ukraine at the Merkur Spiel Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany on September 14th, 2023 (Photo by Ying Tang/NurPhoto via Getty Images).
ABUJA, NIREGIA – MAY 11: Britain’s Prince Harry (R), Duke of Sussex, and Britain’s Meghan (L), Duchess of Sussex, attend an exhibition sitting volleyball match at Nigeria Unconquered, a community-based charitable organization dedicated to aiding wounded, injured, or sick servicemembers, as part of celebrations of Invictus Games anniversary in Abuja, Nigeria on May 11, 2024. (Photo by Emmanuel Osodi/Anadolu via Getty Images)
ABUJA, NIREGIA – MAY 11: Britain’s Prince Harry (R), Duke of Sussex, and Britain’s Meghan (L), Duchess of Sussex, attend an exhibition sitting volleyball match at Nigeria Unconquered, a community-based charitable organization dedicated to aiding wounded, injured, or sick servicemembers, as part of celebrations of Invictus Games anniversary in Abuja, Nigeria on May 11, 2024. (Photo by Emmanuel Osodi/Anadolu via Getty Images)
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA – AUGUST 15: Britain’s Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Britain’s Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, visit Delia Zapata Art Center in Bogota, Colombia on August 15, 2024. (Photo by Juancho Torres/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Meanwhile, the “American” royals have been invited to Harry’s uncle Earl Spencer’s home for Christmas — but sources tell me no invites from the Palace have arrived.
“The chill has not thawed,” a source told me.
As I reported last week — Kate Middleton has stopped playing peacemaker and William is livid with his little brother.
My impeccable palace source told me, “While Kate has played peacemaker with Harry and William in the past but not now (that was before Harry spilled tea on Kate alleging she incited him to wear a Nazi costume and was rude to his wife, Meghan Markle. Middleton was also furious when it was later alleged she and King Charles were the royal racists mentioned in Harry and Meghan’s Oprah Winfrey interview — allegations that only came out after his pal, Omid Scobie, released his book ‘Endgame’ which wasn’t edited properly in the Netherlands and revealed their names).”
