{"id":2371643,"date":"2026-04-13T19:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2371643"},"modified":"2026-04-13T19:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:02:09","slug":"harry-and-meghans-australia-tour-is-not-self-promotion-exercise-sources-insist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/harry-and-meghans-australia-tour-is-not-self-promotion-exercise-sources-insist\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry and Meghan\u2019s Australia tour is not self-promotion exercise, sources insist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-test=\"article-body-text\">\n<p>During the visit, <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"ck-custom-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/duke-of-sussex\/\">the Duke<\/a> and Duchess will visit Melbourne\u2019s Royal Children\u2019s Hospital, opened by Elizabeth II in 2011, meet veteran families and learn about the local Aboriginal history.<\/p>\n<p>They will also undertake solo engagements, with the Duchess visiting a women\u2019s homeless shelter before conducting private business meetings as she prepares to launch her As Ever brand in Australia, the first test market outside the US.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Prince Harry will visit the local Western Bulldogs football team to highlight the Movember campaign, which originated in Australia and promotes men\u2019s health.<\/p>\n<p>He will then fly to Canberra, where he will tour the Australian War Memorial, meet indigenous veterans, attend the daily Last Post ceremony and a reception for Invictus Australia.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the Duke will address the InterEdge leadership Summit. <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"ck-custom-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/royal-family\/2026\/03\/14\/harry-and-meghan-target-the-money-in-australia\/\">Tickets are still available<\/a> and start at $997 (\u00a3523), reaching almost $17,000 (\u00a39,000) for a \u201cplatinum\u201d table of eight people.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal\">\u2018So divine\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>On Friday, the couple will be in Sydney, where they will take to the water to sail around the city\u2019s harbour with Invictus Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The Duchess will later address the 300 guests who have paid up to $3,199 (\u00a31,680) to attend the Her Best Life weekend retreat at the InterContinental on Coogee Beach.<\/p>\n<p>Gemma O\u2019Neill, the co-host, had a Zoom call with the Duchess at the weekend, and gushed that she was \u201cso divine\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt couldn\u2019t have been any more, kind of, real,\u201d she said. \u201cI just immediately loved chatting to her. She was like, \u2018let\u2019s just have a real chat, woman to woman, let\u2019s just go for it\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That evening, the couple will wrap up their tour with a visit to the Allianz Stadium to watch rugby team New South Wales Waratahs take on Moana Pasifika, later meeting the players in the dressing room.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.telegraph.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the visit, the Duke and Duchess will visit Melbourne\u2019s Royal Children\u2019s Hospital, opened by Elizabeth II in 2011, meet veteran families and learn about the local Aboriginal history. 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