Prince Harry and Meghan’s huge Aussie plans revealed. Visit to Sydney and Melbourne in Mid-April​.

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Prince Harry and Meghan’s huge Aussie plans revealed. Visit to Sydney and Melbourne in Mid-April.

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More than seven years after then-newlyweds Prince Harry and Meghan embarked on their hugely successful Aussie tour, the couple is reportedly heading back Down Under.

A source confirmed exclusively to news.com.au that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning to visit Sydney and Melbourne in mid-April.

While their last trip to our shores was in an official capacity as working members of the royal family, this time around they’re travelling as private citizens – and it’s understood they’ll be focusing on activities related to their businesses and philanthropic work.

Details of their specific plans remain unclear, but it’s been rumoured that Meghan will appear as a guest on the Her Best Life podcast, which was initially launched and co-hosted by Jackie “O” Henderson and Gemma O’Neill through their “Besties” company. Earlier this year, just a couple of weeks before her high-profile and abrupt recent exit from her KIIS breakfast show, Henderson revealed that she had decided to “step away” from the venture.

It’s rumoured that Meghan will also appear as a special guest at an upcoming “Besties” event, following in the footsteps of previous VIP speaker Gwyneth Paltrow.

The actress took part in a wide-ranging Q&A with Henderson back in 2023 which attracted around 3,000 ticketholders to the ICC in Sydney’s Darling Harbour – so Meghan’s appearance could be in a similar capacity.
Despite Henderson’s recent departure from the Besties company, she hinted last month that she may return in some capacity in the future - and perhaps Meghan’s involvement could be one such occasion.

Gwyneth Paltrow was the special guest at a Besties event, run by Henderson (left) and Gemma O'Neill, back in 2023 – and Meghan is now rumoured to follow in her footsteps. Picture: Supplied
While details of the couple’s itinerary are expected to be confirmed in the coming weeks, it’s likely that Harry’s plans will involve Australia’s armed forces or veterans’ community, given his strong connections to both.

It’s understood he also has a number of friends locally, fostered across multiple previous visits, including during his month-long stay with the ADF at an army barracks in Darwin back in 2015.
And in his 2023 memoir, Harry gushed over his time living in Australia as a 19-year-old in 2003.
He wrote in Spare that working as a jackaroo on a farm in rural Queensland had helped him find inner peace during what were “some of the best” weeks of his life.

It’s not yet known whether the Sussexes’ children, Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4, will join them on the trip next month or stay back at the family’s home in Montecito, California.

News.com.au understands that the royal couple’s Aussie visit has been in the works for almost a year.

So why do you expect KC to make political statements about who represents the British government and the UK?

I agree . I am very disappointed with KC . I know he is ill but leaving this shitshow for William to clear up is unfair and shows weak leadership .

I would put decent money on a Harry comment re geopolitical issues being the straw that breaks the camels back, so to speak. He's an idiot, really and as a PP pointed out, has caused a few sh*tshows previously, but we weren't on the cusp of a global conflict back then. One more really thoughtless statement could have the UK government specifically having to state that they're private individuals, on a private trip to a foreign country, and not in the remit of an official visit. That should bring him down several pegs, if that happens, so I'm sure M&H are going to need to be extra careful about what they say. As poor as the visuals are for the sick kids being put at risk to meet them, it's low stakes compared to them being allowed to meet charities with a far more political slant to their work.

He doesn't need to speak as the head of state. He needs to speak as the head of a family that is royalty. He can say that they do not represent the royal family. If the UK government is in opposition to this, then the PM can speak up and say so.

Just admit you were wrong!
and nobody said a statement from Charles is political but you! 🙄

You expect him to make a statement that might require the PM to publically oppose? He cannot speak as head of a family about a matter that involves him as head of state.

Of course it is political! Why on earth would the government be the least bit bothered about a minor celeb visiting another country if it weren’t political? Why should any of us?

Do you think the PM will oppose him? Why would that happen unless the PM/Labour government support H&M as half in-half out working royals representing the UK government?

Agree with PP: this is exactly the half-in, half-out that they originally wanted. Harry in, doing the royalling; Meghan out, doing the money-making. Harry's royalty bringing publicity to Meghan's money-making endeavours; Meghan springboarding off of Harry's royalling. They thought they'd hit upon a winning formula that would work for everyone: RF doesn't have to bankroll them and has a higher profile because of MM's star power (lol); they have independence and fame and riches. The problem is that it's too obvious that the royalling is being used to make profit, which they pocket. It cheapens the RF - as though the RF (like the Met, he thought) can be bought for cash.

It's a completely "grab it here and now before it vanishes" mentality, which they're trying to thrust upon a 1000-year old institution. It's greedy and stupid and the RF will ultimately find it unsustainable. The more H&M do this, the easier they make it for the RF to cut them off (another money-making round of interviews and books and victimhood to profit off).

You don’t need to be a member of the RF to represent Britain. And why mention it is currently a Labour Government? Do you think politics is limited to party politics?

Only seen a few clips on the news, can they really not walk without hanging onto each other? The hand holding is so very ott and weird.

H's selfies with dc with cancer absolutely sickening.

They have the self awareness of a gnat.

You haven't answered my question. Why would the PM (currently of a Labour government that has a republican sympathy, as opposed to the opposition) contradict a family statement that Harry and Meghan are not representing the royals as a family, unless they in fact do have the backing of the UK government to represent the UK?

The royal family is not political, they stay neutral.
harry left his job , he moved abroad , he holds no position in the U.K. but that of being the son of the king .
who said the government were bothered? You !
they clearly don’t care at all!
you seem confused! , you thought parliament would issue statements, you didn’t know how andrews title could be removed!
yet you seem to think you know more than posters who have a greater understanding of how things work and wish to argue! 🤷‍♀️

Exactly this.

Normally I agree but for whatever reason these countries still treat h and m differently and facilitate this behaviour!

So you think that if the King issues a 'statement' then these 'tours' won't happen?

Australia is an Overseas Realm. If any gov is familiar with the Sussexes' status, or lack thereof, it would be this one.

I know it's annoying watching them swan about cosplaying royals. But to repeat, if people are happy to indulge them knowing full well they have no official status, a BP press release is not going to change a thing.

The statement I would like to see would be from the Chief Commissioner for Police for Melbourne saying "I would like to assure people that no taxpayers' money has been spent on security for the 2 high profile private citizens currently bothering our city. This is in part because not enough people turned out to see them and we were able to continue policing normally" 😂

I don't like how some of the hospital kids were photographed wearing nametags. What a pointless visit.

I once went abroad for a work trip and had the full 'meet and greet' service at the airport.

And I'm far from rich!

That would be nice! But unfortunately it would be a lie because we now know that taxpayers ( obviously Australian taxpayers!) money is in fact covering some of their security!

The other thing worth remembering is how quickly the news cycle moves on. They'll be high profile for a few days and then they'll be out of the cycle just as quickly. The RF shouldn't do anything that would prolong the attention.

Hate it when celebs use sick kids for clicks and cash. Plenty of them do hospital visits without the photo ops. I would have preferred they do this. If at all.

Especially as none of these children have the faintest clue who H&M are!

We're not talking Johnny Depp in full Jack Sparrow costume here.

But how would anyone know that Harry and Meghan were there being charitable and humanitarians if there was no pictures???

maybe Harry and Meghan do hospital visits without cameras etc. How would we know?

I agree.

If H&M want to go, and their hosts round up the sick children, there's no much anyone can do. Better not to rise to the provocation and dignify it with a response.

The statement has been made, repeating it and expecting them to behave differently is unrealistic.