{"id":528303,"date":"2026-03-09T06:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T06:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/528303\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T06:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T06:50:08","slug":"prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-confirm-australian-visit-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/528303\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle confirm Australian visit in April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will return to Australia in mid-April for the first time in seven years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">A spokesperson for the couple confirmed in a statement they would &#8220;take part in a number of private, business, and philanthropic engagements&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">They added: &#8220;Further details will be shared in due course&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The visit will mark seven years since they last touched down in the country for their successful tour as the newlyweds Duke and Duchess of Sussex.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The couple arrived in <a class=\"Link_link__kR0xA Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2018-10-15\/prince-harry-meghan-royal-tour-begins-in-sydney\/10376108\" data-component=\"Link\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/10376108\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sydney in October 2018<\/a>, beginning a 16-day official royal tour that saw them <a class=\"Link_link__kR0xA Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2018-10-18\/prince-harry-and-meghan-markles-greet-eager-melbourne-crowd\/10390290\" data-component=\"Link\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/10390290\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">greet eager fans in Melbourne<\/a>, <a class=\"Link_link__kR0xA Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2018-10-17\/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-dubbo-visit\/10385412\" data-component=\"Link\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/10385412\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bring drought-breaking rain to Dubbo<\/a>, as well as visits to Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Excitement in the country over the first official royal tour for the pair was heightened <a class=\"Link_link__kR0xA Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2018-10-15\/meghan-duchess-of-sussex-is-pregnant\/10379246\" data-component=\"Link\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/10379246\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">when the palace announced Meghan was pregnant<\/a> with her first child shortly before departing.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will return to Australia in mid-April for the first time in seven 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