{"id":2375893,"date":"2026-04-16T12:50:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2375893"},"modified":"2026-04-16T12:50:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:50:24","slug":"meghan-and-harry-began-final-leg-of-whirlwind-four-day-australian-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/meghan-and-harry-began-final-leg-of-whirlwind-four-day-australian-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan and Harry began final leg of whirlwind four-day Australian trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"story-primary\" data-area=\"story-primary\" style=\"grid-area:story-primary\">\n<div class=\"description g_font-long-format\">\n<p>The Duchess of Sussex confessed she was the \u201cmost trolled person in the entire world\u201d for a decade as she and Prince Harry wrapped up their final day in Melbourne.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>It was the latest stop on their whirlwind four-day trip to Australia, where Meghan and Harry attended a mental health program, hosted by batyr at Swinburne University of Technology. <\/p>\n<p>At the Hawthorn campus, Meghan confessed she was relentlessly \u201cbullied and attacked\u201d on social media for 10 years, and she claimed the companies were \u201cnot incentivised to stop\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can speak to that really personally, which is why I like to listen, because it rings true for me in a very real way,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor now, 10 years, every day for 10 years, I have been bullied and attacked. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I was the most trolled person in the entire world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>At the batyr, the Duke of Sussex praised Australia\u2019s social media ban for users under 16, labelling the move \u201cepic\u201d.<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201cYour government was the first country in the world to bring about a ban,\u201d he said.<br \/>\u201cNow we can sit here and debate the pros and cons of a ban \u2013 I\u2019m not here to judge that.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201cAll I will say is from a responsibility and leadership standpoint \u2013 epic.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Later in the afternoon, the Duke of Sussex held a keynote speech, where he got vulnerable about the impact of his mother\u2019s death in 1997 and how it helped shape him to be the man he is today. <\/p>\n<p>He explained the death of his mother, Princess Diana, shortly before his 13th birthday made him rethink his role with the Royal Family. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want this job. I don\u2019t want this role \u2013 wherever this is headed, I don\u2019t like it,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt killed my mum and I was very much against it, and I stuck my head in the sand for years and years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the summit, he said there were moments in his life where he felt \u201cpowerless\u201d and \u201clost\u201d, with no other choice but to \u201cshow up and pretend everything is OK\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The duke and duchess last visited Australia in 2018, when the newlyweds undertook an official visit. <br \/>It was there Meghan announced she was pregnant with their first child, Archie. <br \/>Earlier in the morning, the former royal couple were guided through Melbourne for a Scar Tree Walk, hosted by members of the Koorie Heritage Trust, exploring significant Aboriginal sites and contemporary installations along the Yarra (Birrarung).<\/p>\n<p>It was there they were greeted by some adoring fans, including three-year-old Heidi, who was keen to say hello to the couple. <\/p>\n<p>Her father Rohan, who lives across the river, said it was \u201csurreal\u201d to meet the formerly royal couple. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just live across the river, and we do a morning walk down here,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsually the playground is open, and they\u2019ve got a food festival happening, and we just ran into them coming down here.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The pair will now jet off to Sydney, where they\u2019ll spend the final day of their Australian tour, sailing around the Sydney Harbour with members of Invictus Australia.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll later attend a rugby match between the NSW Waratahs and Moana Pasifika at Allianz Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The Duke of Sussex is the founder and patron of the Invictus Games \u2013 a multi-sport event for wounded, injured and sick veterans founded in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan is also the headline attraction at a luxury women\u2019s wellness event in Sydney on the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the exclusive wellness event start at $2699, co-hosted by Gemma O\u2019Neill, host of the podcast Her Best Life and manager of Jackie \u2018O\u2019 Henderson.<\/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.news.com.au \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Duchess of Sussex confessed she was the \u201cmost trolled person in the entire world\u201d for a decade as she and Prince Harry wrapped up their final day in Melbourne. 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