US EditionPrince Harry and Meghan arrive in Australia for a low-key, privately funded visit
The privately funded trip includes mental health, veterans and charity events, while public complaints have grown over policing costs.
- On Tuesday, April 14, 2026, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, arrived in Melbourne for a four-day visit combining charitable engagements with commercial events in their capacity as private citizens.
- Although the couple's team claims the trip is privately funded, Victoria Police Force and New South Wales Police Force confirmed taxpayer-funded security operations, prompting a Change.org petition that garnered more than 45,000 signatures.
- The itinerary includes visits to the Royal Children's Hospital and Australian National Veterans Arts Museum, alongside Harry's keynote at the InterEdge summit and Meghan's 'girls' weekend like no other' retreat in Sydney priced at A$2,699.
- Opposition leader Jess Wilson criticized the security arrangement on Monday, stating that providing police protection for private commercial purposes 'should appal every single Victorian,' as the visit drew noticeably less enthusiasm than their 2018 tour.
- Royal experts characterize the visit as a 'quasi-royal' model as the couple pursues independent careers; Harry's future UK returns for Invictus Games events hinge on a pending security review that could restore official protection stripped in 2020.
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have kicked off their trip down under! The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are on a four-day trip of Australia and they began their tour with a visit to the Royal Children’s Hospital on Tuesday morning (April 14) in Melbourne, Australia. Harry and Meghan were seen greeting kids and going room-to-room to meet patients. Later, they changed outfits and then went to the Australian National Veterans Arts Museum in Southbank.…
Prince Henry and Meghan Markle have arrived in Australia this Tuesday for a four-day visit in which they will attend commitments related to sport, mental health and veteran affairs.The Dukes of Sussex have begun their journey at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, where they participated in an activity in the hospital's therapeutic gardens to meet young patients with cancer.Continue reading...
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