{"id":2373645,"date":"2026-04-15T00:29:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T00:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2373645"},"modified":"2026-04-15T00:29:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T00:29:38","slug":"meghan-markle-points-out-how-australians-should-address-her-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/meghan-markle-points-out-how-australians-should-address-her-royal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle points out how Australians should address her | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Meghan Markle dismissed her royal title and clarified how she preferred to be addressed on the opening day of her and Prince Harry&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2193667\/harry-meghan-skewered-australians-arrival\">visit to Australia.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The couple were welcomed by hundreds of well-wishers as they launched their Australian tour by embracing patients at a children&#8217;s hospital. Harry and Meghan posed for selfies, while Meghan received flowers and a welcome card amid cheers during their visit to the Royal Children&#8217;s Hospital in Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan subsequently visited a women&#8217;s refuge before reuniting with Harry at a veterans&#8217; museum, all within the first day of <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2191883\/meghan-markle-ditches-major-plans-protect-monarchy-sources-claim\">their trip Down Under.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">Steve Cotterill, the inaugural Australian poet laureate at the Australian National Veterans&#8217; Art Museum, reportedly asked the couple: &#8220;How would you like me to address you?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It appears the pair brushed aside their royal titles, with Harry responding: &#8220;However you like&#8221; while Meghan replied: &#8220;Call me Meg?&#8221; The publication further reports that when staff at the Royal Children&#8217;s Hospital in Melbourne enquired with the couple&#8217;s aides about how to address the Sussexes, they were informed: &#8220;Harry and Meghan is fine. They&#8217;re pretty relaxed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Traditionally, male members of the Royal Family are initially addressed as &#8216;Your Royal Highness&#8217;, followed by &#8216;Sir&#8217;, while female members are referred to as &#8216;Your Royal Highness&#8217;, and thereafter &#8216;Ma&#8217;am&#8217;. However, following Harry and Meghan&#8217;s decision to step down as senior working royals in 2020, they relinquished their HRH titles.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Harry and Meghan&#8217;s office confirmed the four-day visit would &#8220;focus on mental health, community resilience, and support for veterans and their families, alongside private meetings and special projects.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The couple will also participate in private commercial engagements separate from a programme of public-facing visits. Meghan will be interviewed on stage at a &#8220;girls&#8217; weekend&#8221; retreat in Sydney, with tickets priced at \u00a31,400 each.<\/p>\n<p>VIP tickets for the event at the five-star InterContinental Coogee Beach hotel are priced at \u00a31,670 and include a group table photo with the duchess.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>However, it has now come to light that not all tickets for the event have sold out. Earlier today, the Her Best Life podcast, which is hosting the retreat, posted on its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/instagram\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">Instagram<\/a> page that there was &#8220;final last minute availability.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Organisers initially claimed the exclusive event \u2014 capped at 300 guests \u2014 had sold out, but a post last week suggested otherwise. Taking to Instagram, organisers revealed the hotel had &#8220;kindly released a handful of additional rooms&#8221;, urging prospective guests to enquire via direct message.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that attendees must obtain security clearance prior to attending, with the use of mobile phones strictly prohibited.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan&#8217;s appearance at the retreat was announced last month by Gemma O&#8217;Neill, host of the Her Best Life podcast, which is organising the 300-person event. A previous advertisement for the occasion read: &#8220;A girls&#8217; weekend like no other! An unforgettable weekend for women ready to reconnect, recharge and have some serious fun.<\/p>\n<p>Join us for an intimate luxury weekend by the ocean designed to bring women together for powerful conversations, relaxation, laughter and unforgettable experience.&#8221; The itinerary is reported to feature yoga sessions, panel discussions, a fireside chat with Meghan and a disco party.<\/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.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meghan Markle dismissed her royal title and clarified how she preferred to be addressed on the opening day of her and Prince Harry&#8217;s visit to Australia. The couple were welcomed by hundreds of well-wishers as they launched their Australian tour by embracing patients at a children&#8217;s hospital. 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