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Will British royalty be gracing the shores of the Hamptons this summer?
No—no, they will not.
Despite flashy reporting by tabloid magazine OK! that Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, are planning to vacation on the East End with their two children by July, it appears to be an unfounded rumor. Celebrity gossip sites, including GossipCop.com and CelebrityDirtyLaundry.com, quickly debunked the story—and local real estate brokers also confirmed the fiction.
The story made the cover of the national magazine with a photo of the supposed house the royal family would be moving into, which happens to be a home on Two Mile Hollow Road in East Hampton that is listed with several brokerages.
“It’s not true,” said Harald Grant, with Sotheby’s, one of the brokers listing the property. “People love to speculate.”
Mr. Grant said he had received several inquiries about the gossip today but noted that the house is right next to a parking lot, which would likely be considered a security liability for royalty.
Douglas Elliman broker Raymond Smith, who is sharing the listing, said he was unaware that the house had made the cover of the magazine until it was brought to his attention by The Press. “No, they’re not renting it,” he said.
The eight-bedroom, 9.5-bath house, which is near Steven Spielberg’s manse, is on the market for $39.88 million and is, indeed, available as a rental for $1.2 million from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Staff writer Jack Sullivan contributed to this story.
Carey London on Jun 11, 2015