The property is close to where Prince Harry’s cousin Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack stays through the summer, around an hour’s drive south of Lisbon in Portugal
People living close to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s new £6.3million Portugeuese bolthole are becoming concerned about wealthy foreigners hogging their once-public coastline.
Comporta, which is around an hour’s drive south of the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, is reportedly the site of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s new holiday hom at the CostaTerra beach resort. Developers were once barred from building on public beaches in a way that would restrict access, but new regulations have given officials the power to desginate a beach as “private”. This has lead to several sites of natural beauty being snatched and built on, which prevents locals from being able to access them.
Bradley McGuinness, who lives near the resort, wrote: “Worst thing to happen to the Portuguese coast, typical greed situation. Taking land and property from locals who have been enjoying it for years.”
Local Andre Andrade added: “I am very upset by this massive piece of Portuguese land destroyed for the rich, removed from the average local that had been creating memories in this place for generations and generations.”
A third local, Diana Queiroz wrote: “I have been going to this place for years, camped there several times and, because of this company, this is no longer possible.”
The property is close to where Prince Harry’s cousin Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack stays through the summer, around an hour’s drive south of Lisbon. The property at the exclusive CostaTerra Gold and Ocean Club was designed by Denton House – an upmarket architecture and interior design company. They claim to deliver the “world’s most glamorous residences and resort destinations”.
It sits on a stunning stretch of beach in the Algarve, and is said to be relatively untouched by tourism – making it a popular holiday destination for the rich and famous. After leaving royal duties back in 2020, the couple took their young children and moved into a £23.6 million mansion in Montecito, California. Living nearby are Ellen DeGeneres, Orlando Bloom, and Katy Perry.
The CostaTerra Golf and Ocean Club is owned by multimillionaire property tycoon Mike Meldman, according to Express.co.uk. A co-founder of Casamigos tequila, along with George Clooney and Cindy Crawford’s husband Rande Gerber, Mike has been friends with Princess Eugenie’s husband Jack for years.
Jack works in marketing, sales, and promotion for Mike’s Discovery Land Company, which specialises in building luxurious private golf and residential holiday communities across the globe.
The Discovery Land Company has been developing the highly sought after 722-acre beachfront plot in Comporta since 2019.
Once completed, the resort is set to have 300 homes, with prices starting at a whopping £3.6million.
