Princess Eugenie secretly visited Santa Monica this month
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Princess Eugenie made a secret visit to California last week amid speculation that she and husband Jack Brooksbank are house hunting in California.
The Duke of York’s 32-year-old daughter made an incognito appearance at the Frieze LA VIP art exhibit held at the Santa Monica airport on February 16.
Dressed in a pink jacket and black turtleneck, the royal, who is currently expecting her second child, could be seen texting on her phone while attending the show.
While it is not known how long Eugenie was in California, it seems quite likely that she ran into her cousin Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle while they were visiting the state.
The Santa Monica airport is only a 90-minute drive from the exclusive celebrity enclave, Montecito, where the couple lives.
Princess Eugenie, 32, made an incognito appearance at an art fair in Santa Monica last week, which is just 90 minutes from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (pictured Feb. 16).
Eugenie is known to be close to Harry – she was photographed with her cousin at the Super Bowl last February – and in her memoir, Spare, Harry writes that Eugenie and Jack were the first royals to meet Meghan.
Of this first meeting, Harry wrote: ‘I remember Euge hugging Meg like they were sisters.’
In the early days of Meghan and Harry’s relationship, Eugenie and her now-husband Jack went on double dates with the couple.
They also visited Toronto, Canada, to see the couple after the Prince traveled to be with Meghan while filming the legal drama Suits.
Eugenie visited Prince Harry and Meghan last February, when she joined her cousin for the Super Bowl in Los Angeles.
He was also the only member of the royal family to appear in personal photos shared in Harry’s Netflix documentary.
A sweet snapshot of Prince Andrew’s 32-year-old daughter in the second episode shows the couple taking a bike ride along a palm-fringed stretch of pavement in California.
A source told MailOnline at the time: ‘Harry and Eugenie have always been close since they were children. He always makes her laugh. They share a sense of humor.
Eugenie is known to be close to Harry and Meghan: she was photographed with her cousin at the Super Bowl last February and was the only royal to appear in their Netflix documentary.
She is also friends with Meghan and was close with her two previous girlfriends, Chelsy Davy and Cressida Bonas. It was Eugenie who helped prepare Harry and Cressida. She refuses to leave him. She is a very loyal lady. She is not one to take sides.
It comes after a source told Mail On Sunday that Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack could be about to have their own Megxit as they may be considering following Prince Harry and Meghan to sunny California after the birth of their baby. his second son.
The Sussexes have been sending Eugenie, 32, Prince Andrew’s youngest daughter, details of houses near where they live in Montecito, a source said.
According to Emily Prescott, the couple is also looking at homes in the West Hollywood area of Los Angeles, and they plan to rent first before taking the plunge and purchasing property.
The United States will not be totally unfamiliar territory for Eugenie, who spent two years living in New York between 2013 and 2015, when she worked for the auction house Paddle8.
It comes after a source told Mail On Sunday that Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack could be about to have their own Megxit as they may be considering following Prince Harry and Meghan to sunny California after the birth of their baby. his second son.
Sources claimed the Sussexes have been sending Eugenie, 32, Prince Andrew’s youngest daughter, details of houses near where they live in Montecito (the Sussexes’ home pictured).
For the time being, Jack and Eugenie, who have just announced they are expecting a brother for two-year-old August, split their time between the UK and Portugal, where Jack works in high-end property development.
Though she recently took a job at the Discovery Land Company with real estate mogul Mike Meldman, the transition is likely to be pretty seamless since the company’s core properties are spread across the United States.
When in Britain, Jack and Eugenie stayed at Frogmore Cottage in Windsor.
The late Queen gave the property to Harry and Meghan before they left to pursue their American dream.
A source said: ‘With a growing family, it all feels like new beginnings. This is not just a chimera.