Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s outdoor pool in Montecito

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An outdoor swimming pool is one of many highlights at Prince Harry and Meghan‘s family home in Montecito, Santa Barbara. Previous listing photos taken before the family moved into the property in 2020 showed the pool lined with sun loungers, parasols and secluded by hedges.

It leads up to their home via a set of stone stairs and would be a great spot for Harry and Meghan to swim and splash about with their children Archie and Lilibet.

King Charles’ private pool at Buckingham Palace

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The monarch has a private indoor swimming pool at Buckingham Palace, which has long been a favourite spot for the entire royal family. It was originally commissioned by King George VI in 1938, who wanted to ensure the privacy of his daughters, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, who had been having swimming lessons at the Bath Club.

Sophie Winkleman, wife of Lord Frederick Windsor and star of noughties sitcom Peep Show, confirmed the Buckingham Palace pool was very much still in use when she told Tatler that the late Queen Elizabeth II insisted she use the pool to recover from a car accident injury.

After admitting to the late Queen her physiotherapy wasn’t working, the monarch replied: “We can’t have that. You have to go in the water.”

Sophie continued: “She told us that when horses had broken backs, they swam, and so she let me use her pool at Buckingham Palace. That’s the reason I got better. It was so typically thoughtful.”

Although the pool is often used by senior royals, including Prince William and Kate, it can also be used by members of the Staff Sports Club, provided it doesn’t clash with one of the royals’ swims.

Prince William and Kate’s family swimming pool at Anmer Hall

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The Prince and Princess of Wales reportedly have a swimming pool at their country retreat, Anmer Hall on the Sandringham Estate. The facility is ideal for the family to swim with their three children – Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis – when they visit at weekends and in the holidays.

They are also reportedly frequent visitors to the swimming pool at Buckingham Palace when they are in London, and it is where the children had swimming lessons when they were younger.

Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson’s former swimming pool at Royal Lodge

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When Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson were ousted from Royal Lodge earlier this year, they were forced to give up access to their private swimming pool. Andrew reportedly spent £7.5 million on renovating the property, with an indoor swimming pool among the additions he made to the home.

While the pool has never been pictured, it was no doubt a hit with Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, who used to take their children to swim in the family pool.

King Charles and Queen Camilla’s beautiful outdoor pool at Highgrove House

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The monarch and his wife Queen Camilla have an outdoor swimming pool of their own to enjoy during their visits to their country home, Highgrove House.

Beautifully positioned within the garden of the house, previous photos from when Prince William and Harry were young showed it lined with a white picket fence and colourful flowerbeds.

Zara and Mike Tindall’s Aston Farm swimming pool

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Zara and Mike Tindall have called Aston Farm on the Gatcombe Estate home since 2013. Before Zara and Mike called this period property home, aerial photos showed a swimming pool tucked away at the edge of the garden, framed by high trees and greenery.

Keen to give the space a modern upgrade for their three children to enjoy each summer, the couple set out to build a brand-new pool. However, the pandemic prevented the plans from going forward, and it is understood that they haven’t been undertaken to this day.

Despite gaining council approval, frustrating COVID-era backlogs and massive delays forced them to put their dream garden on pause.