Meghan Markle called her As Ever collaboration with Soho House a "full circle moment" this year — and British reports say the circle may be widening: Prince Harry and Meghan have reportedly tapped Soho House designers to redesign their private home on Portugal’s coast.
The property, bought in 2023 for about £6.3 million, is described in reports as a coastal retreat not far from where Princess Eugenie and her family spend part of the year. The hiring of Soho House talent is presented as a major refresh of that house; neither the Sussexes nor Soho House have publicly commented on the reported work, and the detail first surfaced in the British press.
That purchase figure — roughly £6.3 million — is the concrete number that frames what is being discussed: a paid-for, privately held European base rather than a temporary rental. For the Sussexes, who officially left Frogmore Cottage in 2023 after using it as their Windsor base, a renovated coastal home in Portugal would offer both privacy and faster access to continental Europe and the U.K.
Soho House is not an incidental name in this chapter. The couple’s relationship with the members’ club dates back years: one of Harry and Meghan’s early dates was at Soho House’s 76 Dean Street location in London, Meghan has worked with Soho House professionally, and earlier in 2026 her lifestyle brand As Ever announced a partnership with the group — a tie she described as a "full circle moment." The company is known for mixing vintage and modern furniture, rich textures and materials, and rooms that read as comfortable rather than showy, a style that would suit a private seaside retreat.
The report that Soho House designers are involved raises an obvious question that remains unanswered: which designers and what will they actually change? The specifics of the redesign — from floor plans to finishes — are not in the public record. The Sussexes previously worked with design talent linked to Soho House when they hired Vicky Charles, the former design chief at Soho House, for renovations at Frogmore Cottage in 2019; whether any of that earlier team will be involved again is unknown.
There is a practical stake here beyond interiors. A purposefully designed Portuguese home would serve as a private European getaway for a couple whose public and professional lives span continents. It would shorten journeys to continental engagements and to the U.K., and it would give the Sussexes a foothold nearer to relatives who also spend time on Portugal’s coast. That geographic logic helps explain why the purchase matters now.
But the lack of comment from the parties named in the reports is the story’s friction point. The redesign is described in the British press as a Soho House-led project, yet neither the Sussexes nor Soho House have confirmed the hire or provided a timeline. Without that confirmation, the account sits as a plausible development grounded in known connections — the purchase in 2023, past design hires linked to Soho House people, and Meghan’s recent As Ever collaboration — rather than a documented plan with dates and drawings.
The immediate, answerable next step is simple and narrow: disclosure. A confirmed list of designers, a scope of work and an estimated timeline would turn a rumor about a refresh into a project the public can track. Absent that, the most consequential question is whether this will be a private family renovation or a visible showcase of the couple’s ongoing brand alliances. The team they hire and how open they are about the work will tell us whether the Portugal house is principally a quiet retreat or the next setting for the Sussexes’ public- and business-facing life.
