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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n Save this article for later<\/p>\n Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.<\/p>\n Got it<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, will headline a weekend retreat hosted by the Her Best Life podcast, founded by Gemma O\u2019Neill and Jackie \u201cO\u201d Henderson in April.<\/p>\n The Sydney event will be held during a visit to Australia<\/a> by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, described by their office as a \u201cseries of private, business, and philanthropic engagements\u201d.<\/p>\n The engagement was confirmed by Her Best Life podcast host O\u2019Neill on Wednesday and comes after several local news outlets speculated about the rumoured appearance<\/a>. Henderson co-hosted the show alongside O\u2019Neill until recently, when Henderson announced she would \u201cstep away\u201d from the podcast in an episode that aired on February 3.<\/p>\n The event will be held from April 17 to 19 at the InterContinental Sydney Coogee Beach.<\/p>\n The price tag to attend? Early bird tickets<\/a> start at an eye-watering $2,699 per person, while the VIP experience, which includes a group table photo with Meghan, costs $3,199.<\/p>\n Meghan will be the event\u2019s headline guest speaker.<\/p>\n On the podcast episode where she announced the news, O\u2019Neill revealed the event came together thanks to a mutual friend she shares with Meghan, who had connected her with Meghan\u2019s team. \u201cI feel so flattered because she\u2019s effectively doing this as a favour because of our mutual friend, and she\u2019s doing it because she really loves what our community is about,\u201d O\u2019Neill said.<\/p>\n O\u2019Neill confirmed in Wednesday\u2019s episode that Henderson would not join her to interview the duchess. \u201cI spoke to Jackie about it, this was a few months ago now, and I tried to beg her to come and do it, or I tried to beg her to take over the event, and she was adamant, she said, \u2018No, Gemma, you need to do this yourself, this is meant to be for you,\u2019\u201d O\u2019Neill explained.<\/p>\n Henderson has engaged lawyers over a separate issue, after KIIS FM\u2019s owners terminated her $10 million-a-year contract, with the radio host declaring she did not resign<\/a> from her show with Kyle Sandilands<\/a>. Last week, she released a statement via her manager, O\u2019Neill, saying: \u201cI am deeply saddened by the events of the past week<\/a> and the possibility of the show ending. This has come as a shock to me, as it has to everyone else.<\/p>\n \u201cThe current media narrative does not reflect what actually occurred, and it has been truly heartbreaking to see how this has unfolded. At this stage, I am unable to say anything further, as I am addressing this through the appropriate legal channels.\u201d<\/p>\n Harry and Meghan\u2019s visit is the first time the couple has been in Australia since 2018. They will visit Sydney and Melbourne during the trip. Their children, Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4, are not expected to accompany them on the journey.<\/p>\n The event is described as a retreat for \u201cdynamic women\u201d, during which Meghan and O\u2019Neill will \u201ctalk about life, parenting, relationships, building a global business and navigating a public persona.\u201d<\/p>\n Related Article O\u2019Neill is uniquely positioned to explore those layers of Meghan\u2019s life; for more than a decade, O\u2019Neill was based in the US working for Australian actress Nicole Kidman, as both her assistant and, later, a creative executive at Kidman\u2019s production company Blossom Films.<\/p>\n Returning to Australia, O\u2019Neill worked briefly in radio again before moving into management and business development. She and Henderson, best known as Jackie O, are partners in the Her Best Life podcast and its associated ventures.<\/p>\n The Australian tour announcement comes a few days after Netflix confirmed it had withdrawn as a \u201cpassive partner\u201d in Meghan\u2019s lifestyle brand, As Ever. The duchess launched the brand a year ago, with a line of food products, including jam, honey, tea and baking mixes.<\/p>\n Netflix aired two seasons of a related television series, With Love<\/a>, fronted by the duchess, in 2025. A holiday special was aired in December. No additional episodes are expected.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are glad to have played a role in bringing that vision to life,\u201d a Netflix spokesperson said. \u201cAs it was always intended, Meghan will continue growing the brand and take it into its next chapter independently.\u201d<\/p>\n The Sussexes\u2019 visit to Australia will come in the wake of another royal tour: King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark will be here for a six-day state visit<\/a> from March 14, including stops in the Northern Territory, ACT, Victoria, and Tasmania.<\/p>\n There is also persistent speculation that the Prince and Princess of Wales<\/a>, from whom the Sussexes are notably estranged, are also planning a visit to Australia with their children later in 2026.<\/p>\n The Sussexes last visited Australia in October 2018. In his memoir, Spare, Prince Harry wrote about the intense reaction to his wife. \u201cEverywhere we went, enormous crowds turned out, and she didn\u2019t disappoint them. All across Australia, Tonga, Fiji, New Zealand, she dazzled.\u201d<\/p>\n Make the most of your health, relationships, fitness and nutrition with our Live Well newsletter. Get it in your inbox<\/a> every Monday.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n![\"Meghan,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7e94feecffc8de514dcb2ed2e3a4a80d3ce2d23c.jpeg\")
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (right), is set to appear on the Her Best Life podcast with Gemma O\u2019Neill. The podcast was founded by O\u2019Neill and Jackie \u201cO\u201d Henderson.Getty Images<\/p>\n![\"Meghan](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/abb082bc9a2af6c2b15bff50d7f7c9770b34c977.jpeg\")
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