Les Jolies Eaux
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Les Jolies Eaux is a former private royal residence on a headland on the 1250 acres (505.9 ha) island of Mustique
, St Vincent
.
The name means "Beautiful Waters" and sits on 10 acres (4 ha) given as a wedding present to Princess Margaret in 1959 from Lord Glenconner
. The main house, completed in 1972, was designed by the princess's uncle-in-law Oliver Messel
in the neo-Georgian
-style. It has an open plan with 5 bedrooms and a drawing room. There are also two lodges, and 9 acres (3.6 ha) of land. The house was presented to Viscount Linley in 1996 as a wedding gift. He subsequently placed it on the market. Like most of the villas on Mustique it is now available for weekly lets; tariffs range from $18,000 to $28,000 per week, depending on the season.
Mustique
Mustique is a small private island in the West Indies. The island is one of a group of islands called the Grenadines, most of which form part of the country of St Vincent and the Grenadines....
, St Vincent
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....
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The name means "Beautiful Waters" and sits on 10 acres (4 ha) given as a wedding present to Princess Margaret in 1959 from Lord Glenconner
Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner
Colin Christopher Paget Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner was a Scottish noble. He was the son of Christopher Grey Tennant, 2nd Baron Glenconner and Pamela Winefred Paget...
. The main house, completed in 1972, was designed by the princess's uncle-in-law Oliver Messel
Oliver Messel
Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel was an English artist and one of the foremost stage designers of the 20th century....
in the neo-Georgian
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
-style. It has an open plan with 5 bedrooms and a drawing room. There are also two lodges, and 9 acres (3.6 ha) of land. The house was presented to Viscount Linley in 1996 as a wedding gift. He subsequently placed it on the market. Like most of the villas on Mustique it is now available for weekly lets; tariffs range from $18,000 to $28,000 per week, depending on the season.