31/03/2025
The Copelands, as some of Mustique’s original guests, first visited the private Caribbean paradise in the 1980s and fell in love with the island, particularly once the Copelands established a friendship with Princess Margaret, sister to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. “We fell in love with the place,” Tatiana recalls, noting that she continues to be enamored with its laid-back elegance, clubby ambiance, and island-wide penchant for joie de vivre. Smitten, the Copelands returned many times for repose, always renting a home, usually one owned by a celebrity. “I believe at some point, we’d stayed in every villa on the island,” says Tatiana. “At last we felt the need to build our own villa — and our dreams came true.”
-Becca Hensley, writer