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The couple’s visit, which has been likened to a “faux-royal tour”, has prompted some people to insist it is all about “making money” and “self-promotion”. Local newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald slammed the couple and said they were treating Australia “like an ATM” because the country was “good to them” when they previously visited in 2018.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
They wrote: “Australia was good to Harry and Meghan. Now they want to use us as an ATM.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The couple flew into Melbourne on a business class flight from Los Angeles on Tuesday, without their two children in tow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Some residents in Australia have insisted they were unaware that Meghan and Harry were visiting before they arrived. The publication wrote that one resident, Andrew Bridge, said: “I wasn’t aware they were coming at all. They are very much about self-promotion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
“They would probably be my least favourite royals, let’s put it that way. They need to more for the public and finish this feud with their family, which to be honest is becoming pretty boring”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Following Meghan and Harry’s visit to Melbourne’s Children’s Hospital, one parent told the Mail: “I didn’t even know they were coming, so I would wonder why they are actually here.” During their visit, the couple are set to attend an Invictus Australia event in Sydney shortly before Meghan attends the ‘Her Best Life’ retreat at nearby Coogee Beach.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Meghan and Harry have insisted that their trip is “privately-funded”, although it has been reported that Australian taxpayers are due to foot the bill for some police security.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The couple last visited Australia in 2018, just months after their wedding day in Windsor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The couple’s previous trip also saw them announce Meghan’s pregnancy with Prince Archie, who will turn seven in May.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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