B
eingroyalcertainly
hasitsperksandthe
DukeandDuchess
ofSussexhavebeen
livingtheirbestlives
withluxurybreaksinIbiza
andNice– althoughit came
ata prettyprice!
Thenewparents,who
pridethemselvesaseco-
warriors,starteda media
firestormaftertakinggas-
guzzling,carbon-emitting
privatejetstobothoftheir
ultra-exclusivesummer
holidayspotsinthe
Mediterranean.
Buta sourceclosetothe
couplesaystherewasa secret
reason– otherthanjustsheer
extravagance– behindthe
royalcouple’sluxurious
summerholidays.It wasa
loved-upbabymoon!
“Meghanwantedtousethe
timeawaytostartpreparing
herselfforanotherbaby,”
claimsaninsider.“Andgiven
thepressureshe’s beenunder
formorethana yearnow,she
wasdesperatetogetherstresslevelsdownandhave
asmuchrestandrelaxation
aspossible.”
OnAugust6 – two days
afterhiswife’s38thbirthday- PrinceHarry,34,whisked
Meghanandtheirthree-
month-oldsonArchietothe
SpanishislandofIbizafora
lavishandoh-so-hush-hush
familyvacation.
Thedotingdukepulled
outallthestops,rentinga
secludedbeachfrontvilla
insidea gatedcommunity
thatsethimback$280,
forsixnights– andthatwas
beforeforkingoutforstaff,
includingtwoprivatechefs,
twobutlers,a housemanager,
severalmaidsandsecurity.
“Theyspentmostoftheir
daysrelaxingbythepool
andontheirprivatebeach,”
dishesthesource.“Itwas
thefirsttimethey’dhada
beachsidebreakwithArchie
andcarryinghimintothe
seaforthefirsttimewasan
incrediblyspecialexperience
forthem.
The royals’ getaways are
landing them in hotwater
ELTON’S
ST TROPEZ
MANSION“Meghangrewupin
Californiaandadored
swimming as a child. Seeing
Archie splashing the water
with his arms and legs was
a real high point.”
Harry, adds the source,
couldn’t stop gushing about
how special it was to be
spending time together –justthethreeofthem– and
introducingArchietonew
experiences. “But it was also
a chance for him and Meghan
to get in some romantic time,
which they’ve been hanging
out for. It’s been a stressful
few months.”
The couple spent a day
cruising around Ibiza on aHARRY & M
BABY-MAK
Just what the
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