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Their first public engagement was at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital. Harry’s grandmother Queen Elizabeth II opened the facility in 1963 and his parents, Princess Diana and the then-Prince Charles, visited in 1985. The Sussexes shook hands with dozens of well-wishers and were filmed by hundreds of onlookers’ phones as they entered the hospital foyer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Harry and Meghan’s trip has been shrouded by controversy, as although they insist it is privately funded, taxpayers cash has been used to safeguard the couple’s security.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Melbourne\u2019s Herald Sun newspaper described the latest visit as a \u201dfaux royal tour to shore up Brand Sussex.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Giselle Bastin, a Flinders University expert on the British royals, said the Sussexes\u2019 decision to use their titles to pursue private interests will be perceived by many as a conflict of interest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s well known that the Sussexes are in dire need of income and so a staging of a quasi-royal tour to Australia is being regarded as a rather desperate attempt to monetise their status as royalty,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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