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The estate, which is a five-minute walk from Windsor Castle, used to be considered the Sussexes’ “only sufficiently secure refuge in the country.” The pair lost access to police protection in the country after they stepped down as senior royals.

Portugal is considered one of the safest places in Europe, which will resonate with Prince Harry’s paranoia that everyone is out to get them,” British broadcaster and photographer Helena Chard told Fox News Digital. “Many people are settling in Portugal due to tax breaks and quality of life. The stunning beaches will also appeal to Prince Harry’s surfing passion.”

Portugal is also a few steps closer to the U.K., which is a promising sign that they hope to work toward peace with the royal family,” she pointed out. “Accessibility to Europe will also help maintain and foster connections with a wider reach… I don’t feel Prince Harry will return to royal life in the U.K., but [this home] in Portugal allows him to improve relations with the royal family and visit the U.K. more regularly.”

Harry and Meghan have decided to buy a property in Portugal after having a secret three-night stay with Eugenie and Jack,” royal expert Ian Pelham Turner claimed to Fox News Digital. “If anything should happen to King Charles, who is still recovering from cancer, then it is a shorter distance to travel to see him.”

Harry has had a strained relationship with his family since he and Meghan quit royal duties. At the time, the couple said the unbearable intrusions and racist attitudes of the British press were what prompted them to step back as senior royals.

The father of two has since detailed his rocky relationship with his family in TV interviews, a documentary and his memoir. The couple have also aired their grievances against the monarchy in interviews and their Netflix docuseries.

Andersen pointed out that there’s another perk Portugal offers to the Sussexes, specifically Meghan.

“I think a lot of people will find it hard to believe that Meghan was not automatically accorded British citizenship when she married Prince Harry in 2018,” he explained. “She was informed that, for her to gain citizenship and a U.K. passport, she would have to apply like anyone else and that it would take at least a year.”

By contrast, Portugal offers a ‘Golden Visa’ to wealthy investors in Portuguese real estate,” said Andersen. “The Golden Visa is more than just a status symbol, although it certainly is that. It enables the ultra-rich to travel throughout Europe unhindered… Not having to be dependent on a single passport is just another way for the wealthy to hedge their bets.”

Meghan, being an American, never completed the application for British nationality initiated before her marriage to Harry,” said British royals expert Hilary Fordwich. “Purchasing a home in Portugal may well enable the couple to acquire a Golden Visa, which allows those who make investments in the economies of participating countries to gain legal rights there. It grants free access to the Schengen Area within the European Union.”

“Portugal has a visa scheme where purchasing property above a certain threshold allows the owner to apply for a visa without a long residency requirement,” Fordwich added.

Harry and Meghan visited Eugenie and Jack in Portugal in 2023, immediately following the Invictus Games in Düsseldorf, Germany, that September, People magazine reported. According to the outlet, Jose Santos, head of the Alentejo Tourism Board, confirmed that Harry and Meghan had enjoyed a “short stay” at CostaTerra.

On average, non-stop flights between Portugal and England take between 2 hours and 30 minutes to 3 hours, the outlet shared. Sources close to Harry also indicated that he had expressed a strong desire to travel to his home country more frequently to visit family and friends, as well as support several charities he’s still closely connected with since his royal exit.