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2022-09-02 20:01:23 By : Ms. Bernice Lau

In her latest interview with Allison P. Davis for New York Magazine's The Cut, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is quoted as favouring one very particular brand of scented candle. It might not be the most headline-worthy snippet from the interview as a whole, but there's no denying the candid insight it offers into Meghan's Montecito life with Prince Harry, and the curated atmosphere inside their much talked about mansion. 'An invisible hand has lit a Soho House-branded rose-water candle,' the interview reads, '(the founder, Nick Jones, is a friend from "long before I met Harry", she says), and that scent fills the air, mingling with the gentle tones of a flamenco-inflected guitar floating from a speaker.' The description is visceral. We're there. We can hear the delicate guitar plucking over the speaker, smell the sweet floral notes that fill the air as the perfumed wax melts.

That candle, by the way, is a £40 find offered up by Soho Home, the interiors off-shoot of renowned private members company Soho House, the founder of which - aforementioned Nick Jones - attended Harry and Meghan's wedding back in 2018. Many reports even credit Soho House's Dean Street Townhouse location as being the place the pair chose for their very first date. Perhaps there's a level of sentimentality, then, attached to the Soho Home candles Meghan chooses to scent their home with - Soho Home's Bassett Rose Water Candle, £40. The brand describe it as 'an ode to the English rose', inspired by Soho House's renowned Oxfordshire site, Babington House and its walled garden. The fragrance is a fresh take on floral - powdery notes need not apply - that blends the smell of newly picked rose petals with zingy lemon, bergamot, and just enough ginger and musk to lend warmth - a must when it comes to cosy-ing up a large mansion by way of a few candles.

While unfortunately Meghan's exact choice of candle is currently out of stock - we're almost certain that supplies will be replenished imminently - there are a whole hose of luxurious rose scented candles to buy into in the meantime. If you're keen to envelop your home with scents worthy of a Duchess, look no further than our rose flavoured edit below:

Overose is a candle brand that celebrates the scent of rose in all its forms. Their Nudesse edition is honeyed, smooth and creamy. The brand go so far as to say it evokes the feeling of a lazy rainy morning spent cosying up under the covers. Burn Time: Up to 60 hours.

Expect a toughened up version of rose in Byredo's Burning Rose candle. It blends the typically romantic notes of rose petals with hints of leather and violet, a cocktail that gives you something deep and full-bodied that's worthy of autumnal nights in. Burn time: Up to 24 hours.

Housed in a pink clay pot with a matching lid - which you can up-cycle after use - this pure soy candle blends bergamot with rose, just like Meghan Markle's favourite Soho Home iteration. Burn time: Up to 50 hours.

We've learned to expect the unexpected when it comes to Boy Smells scents, and their Rosalita candle is no exception. The coconut and beeswax iteration blends decadent rose petal notes with saffron, leather, cassis and the warmth of amber. If you're after a sexy take on rose, look no further. Burn time: Up to 50 hours.

This is the exact candle that Allison P. Davis mentions in her interview with Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, for New York Magazine's The Cut. 'An invisible hand has lit a Soho House-branded rose-water candle,' the interview reads. Burn time: Up to 45 hours.

A Diptyque icon if ever there was one, Roses gives you that quintessential rose scent in abundance - a romantic, light, floral scent. Burn time: Up to 60 hours.

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