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Would you believe it? There is apparently a limit to how much money people will pay to be lectured on the ins and outs of \u201cworkplace wellness\u201d by a man who hasn\u2019t held a 9-to-5 job in his entire life. Who\u2019d have thought?<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve just heard that in a desperate attempt to sell tickets to Prince Harry\u2019s<\/a> upcoming keynote speech in Melbourne, organisers at the InterEdge Summit have been forced to slash the most basic entry-level prices from an eyewatering $1,978 to $997.<\/p>\n While the Duke is set to speak about workplace mental health \u2013 a noble and worthy cause \u2013 a world where, just six years on from his bombshell decision to leave the Royal Family, he is already seeing ticket prices for his event drop by 50% must be galling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Back when the golden halo of their wedding still hung heavy around their heads, he and Meghan swept through Australia like rock stars embarking on a world tour. They had just announced they were expecting their first baby and were mobbed by thousands upon thousands of adoring fans in every direction they turned. Oh, how the tables have turned.<\/p>\n Back in 2020, the world was curious about this couple. We wanted to know what happened behind the palace gates; we wanted the behind-the-scenes details and to hear where the source of their venom had come from. We sat on the edge of our seats for the Netflix<\/a> documentary; we bought the memoir. But the problem with being curious, of course, is that it runs out just as quickly as it is piqued.<\/p>\n Once the vitriol has been spouted and the grievances laid bare (several times, and in every single medium possible\u2026), you\u2019re left with the person who is actually speaking, and it doesn\u2019t matter if that person is a prince or a pauper; if they have nothing of substance to say, they\u2019re exposed.<\/p>\n And as it turns out, the Australian crowd aren\u2019t particularly eager to shell out a staggering two grand to hear a multi-millionaire talk about “burnout\u201d and a spew of other corporate jargon he learnt a few hours before.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n It seems that when you remove the magic and mystery of the crown, you\u2019re unfortunately left with one more influencer\u2019s ramblings on corporate wellness in an already saturated market.<\/p>\n And, of course, the irony of the whole situation is reaching Shakespearean levels now, as the notion of Harry speaking at a \u2018Psychosocial Safety Summit\u2019 as someone who has spent the last six years on a scorched-earth campaign against his own family is quite the choice.<\/p>\n