Prince William and Kate Middleton are not the only famous honeymooners to have visited our shores for an island escape:
Queen Elizabeth and the late Prince Philip visited Seychelles during an official tour in 1972 – incidentally the same year that Mason’s Travel began their operations. Watch video.
Hollywood royalty, George and Amal Clooney, must have taken some travel advice from the Cambridge’s – the couple also celebrated their honeymoon at North Island. But it was Brad Pitt and Jennifer Anniston that set the Seychelles celebrity honeymoon trend when they honeymooned at Fregate Private Island in 2000.
From Hollywood royalty to literary royalty – Ian Flemming, author of the famous James Bond novels, once escaped writers’ block – and escaped to Seychelles – to work on his Bond novel, For Your Eyes Only. He stayed at what is now Hilton Northholme Resort & Spa.
Seychelles has a history of inspiring music royalty – most notably The Beatles! George Harrison once co-owned (together with actor, Peter Sellers) Anse Intendance, one of Mahe’s most beautiful beaches. Years later, in 2002, Paul McCartney and his wife, Heather Mills, honeymooned at Fregate Private Island.
Pop-culture royalty, Victoria and David Beckham celebrated their ten-year wedding anniversary in Seychelles in 2009.