in all honesty, Palms can grow in most counties now..
this was taken in the UK, the palm behind it and i´m actually also standing next to a small swimming pool...
my point is, you can have swimming pools in the Scotland, and palm trees.
Wondering, why is everyone assuming they were taken in the UK though, you mentioned she said she is a new model from the UK, not that these pics were taken in the UK.
I´d suggest asking her, who has she worked for?!?
