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Les Jolies Eaux
Former royal residence in St Vincent / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Les Jolies Eaux is a former royal residence on a headland on the 1,250-acre (510 ha) island of Mustique, St Vincent and the Grenadines. The villa is in a protected landscape, encompassed by the Caribbean seascape.
![]() An aerial view of the Les Jolies Eaux villa located on the Southern tip of Mustique Island, Grenadines. | |
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Location | Caribbean |
Coordinates | 12°51′48″N 61°11′22″W |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
The native French name means 'Beautiful Waters' and sits on 10 acres (4.0 ha), given as a wedding present to Princess Margaret in 1959 by Colin Tennant, later Lord Glenconner. The main house, completed in 1972, was designed by the princess's uncle-in-law Oliver Messel in a theatrical neo-Georgian style.[1] Messel incorporated natural elements of the island in his design. It has an open plan with five bedrooms and a drawing room. There are also two lodges, and 10 acres (4.0 ha) of land. This estate was the only property the princess ever owned and she visited regularly, with a range of aristocratic and Hollywood friends.[2]
The house was given to her son David in 1996 as a wedding gift. He subsequently placed it on the market; it sold in 1999 for a reported 2 million dollars.[3] Like most of the villas on Mustique it is now available for weekly rentals; tariffs range from $33,000 to $47,000 per week (as of 2024), depending on the season.[4][5]
Les Jolies Eaux has been referenced in 20th and 21st century media including Netflix's The Crown and BBC Two's series Princess Margaret: The Rebel Royal.