Owning
an island is the ultimate status symbol; apart from that, these private
island kingdoms also afford privacy, peace and tranquility to
celebrities who are always in the public eye.
Sir Richard Branson
He
is undoubtly the "King of the Islands". He owns Necker and Moskito
Islands, Caribbean Sea; Makepeace Island, Noosa River; Island of
England, Dubai. Talking of private islands, there is no doubt that
Richard Branson is the king. Necker and Moskito in the Caribbean Sea
belong to Virgin Atlantic owner Richard Branson, the most flamboyant
business mogul in Britain. Both have been transformed into resorts of
luxury and indulgence. Necker Island is a 74-acre private paradise
nestling in its incredible turquoise waters, with coral reefs and
pristine white beaches. The island is often rented out whole by the
privileged few. The 120-acre Caribbean island, Moskito is a more recent
purchase and is just a mile and a half away from Necker, and cost $10
million. He also bought Makepeace Island for the staff of Virgin which
lies off Australian Queensland coast and the Island of England located
in Dubai's man-made world map.
Johnny Depp's Little Halls Pond Cay, Bahamas
This
Pirate of the Caribbean fell in love with the Bahamas during the
filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean" and went ahead and bought his own
real-life Caribbean paradise getaway for his family in the Bahamas
"Little Hall" Pond Cay. This 45-acre, one mile long isle is a private
island and is part of the Exuma archipelago to the south of Bahamas. It
costed him $3.6 million and boasts of the world's most beautiful reefs,
a private harbor, a palm-fringed lagoon and six pristine white sand
beaches and is accessible only by a boat, helicopter or seaplane.
Recent news that made headlines was that his island will be run on
eco-friendly solar power.
Mel Gibson's Mago Island, Fiji
Australian
natives find the tropical islands of Fiji a perfect vacation spot. Mel
Gibson, himself an Australian, has joined the list of Fijian island
owners with the purchase of Mago Island in 2005 for about $15 million.
The island is 5,400 acres and is one of the largest private owned
islands in the South Pacific. This island is almost completely secluded
and uninhabited and the actor left it in its pristine state, except for
building a modest residence for his personal use.
David Copperfield' s Musha Cay, Bahamas
Magician
David Copperfield owns four islands in southern Bahamas, for $50
million. While the 150-acre Musha Cay is where he has his most private
resort, the three other islands are used as buffers to ensure maximum
privacy. He rents out this island for $325,000 per week and celebrities
such as John Travolta and Oprah Winfrey have stayed there. He calls the
waters of his island the "fountain of youth", where he says he has
discovered that dead leaves or insects near death come alive. In spite
of these claims being met with disbelief, the island is said to be out
of this earth with breathtaking beauty.
Aristotle Onassis' Skorpios Island, Greece
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