The unofficial royal tour of Prince Harry and Meghan has rolled into a third day, with visits to a mental health charity, an Aboriginal heritage walk and a speaking event on the agenda.
After spending the second day of their four-day trip apart, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are back exploring Melbourne together on Thursday.
Prince Harry and Meghan participate in the Scar Tree Walk. (AAP: Con Chronis)
The first order of the day was a “guided cultural experience” exploring the city’s scar trees — living heritage sites created when Melbourne’s original Wurundjeri inhabitants stripped bark off trees to craft canoes and other items.
The pair were then set to visit Batyr, a mental health organisation, before attending the InterEdge Summit.
Prince Harry and Meghan pose for a selfie with a fan. (Reuters: Jonathan Brady)
The duke is set to deliver the keynote address at the event, billed as “a professional development summit designed to equip leaders, practitioners, and changemakers with the knowledge and tools to create mentally healthy, safe, and high-performing workplaces”.
Tickets range from about $1,000 to $2,400.
Meghan to headline exclusive women’s retreat in Sydney
No longer working royals after their much-publicised split with Buckingham Palace, Harry and Meghan are visiting Australia in a private capacity.
Rather than open meet-and-greets with members of the public, the pair have opted to stick to “managed environments to minimise disruption to members of the public and host organisations”.
Harry spent Wednesday visiting the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, where he attended a solemn Last Post ceremony and gave a speech to veterans’ sports organisation Invictus Australia.
Prince Harry addressed an Invictus Australia event on Wednesday as part of a brief stop in the nation’s capital. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
About 100 members of the public greeted the duke and watched on as he arrived at the memorial to lay a wreath in front of a sculpture commemorating Indigenous soldiers.
He was then whisked away to a private tour of the memorial without stopping to chat to the gathered crowd.
The pair will fly to Sydney later on Thursday, where Meghan will headline an exclusive three-day women’s retreat pitched as a “girls weekend like no other” with tickets starting at $2,699.
The duke and duchess will end their trip in Sydney, where they will sail around the harbour and attend a rugby match.
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