{"id":625412,"date":"2026-04-23T09:22:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/625412\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T09:22:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:22:15","slug":"prince-harry-caught-on-camera-fleeing-meghan-markles-3000-a-head-women-only-retreat-before-disco-party-kicks-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/625412\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry caught on camera fleeing Meghan Markle’s $3000-a-head women-only retreat before disco party kicks off"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prince Harry has been caught on camera making a quick dash for the exit at Meghan Markle’s exclusive girls’ retreat in Sydney- just moments before a disco party got underway.<\/p>\n

The 41-year-old accompanied the Duchess of Sussex, 44, to her paid appearance at the Her Best Life retreat at the Intercontinental Coogee Hotel on Friday.<\/p>\n

While attendees were subject to a strict “no phones, no recording moment” policy during Meghan’s on-stage interview with event organiser Gemma O’Neill, newly surfaced footage filmed by a VIP guest appears to show Harry wasting no time making his exit once proceedings wrapped up.<\/p>\n

\"Meghan<\/p>\n

In the clip, shared by businesswoman and attendee Liliana Sanelli on social media, Harry is seen shaking hands with a man near the stage before avoiding eye contact with the crowd, who had just applauded Meghan following her 90-minute discussion with O’Neill.<\/p>\n

He is then swiftly escorted out of the room ahead of a disco party set to begin.<\/p>\n

“It’s not every day you can say you meet someone as beautiful as Meghan Markle,” Ms Sanelli captioned the post.<\/p>\n

“Oh yes Harry was in the room & they are definitely beautiful as a couple and in love. So divine.”<\/p>\n

It’s understood Meghan did not attend the three-course dinner and disco party that followed her appearance, instead remaining at the retreat- where she was the headline act- for a maximum of two hours.<\/p>\n

The Sussexes were later spotted at the Waratahs-Moana Pasifika rugby match at ANZ Stadium, which kicked off at around 7:30pm.<\/p>\n

According to Sydney Morning Herald reporter Courtney Thompson, Meghan was escorted onto the stage by Harry as ‘Freedom’ by George Michael played in the background.<\/p>\n

She then joined O’Neill for a conversation in front of what was described as “a rapt audience of more than 200 women”, covering topics including her “career, family life and the trappings of fame”.<\/p>\n

However, questions about her former royal life were reportedly “off the table”.<\/p>\n

“I’ve spent all my life investing in women, can I finally invest in me?” the duchess reportedly asked the audience – some of whom had paid $3199 for entry, which included a group photo opportunity.<\/p>\n

Guests also received a gift bag valued at just under $200,<\/a> containing a mix of wellness products, beauty items and merchandise from Meghan’s As Ever brand.<\/p>\n

Inside a branded Her Best Life tote was a $21 tin of edible flower sprinkles and the ‘Hold That Thought’ leather bookmark, which currently retails for $28 on the As Ever website.<\/p>\n

Other items included Quick Flick’s Tri-Peptide Lip Butter Glaze ($18), a $21 Hunter Traveller candle, a $39 Love Tea gift set, and $4.50 Funday strawberry and cream lollies.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the bundle were a pink ‘Find Your Joy’ journal and a cobalt blue Her Best Life cap.<\/p>\n

The perceived mismatch between the ticket price and the gift bag contents quickly drew criticism online, with one social media user branding it “daylight robbery”.<\/p>\n

“It’s giving TJ Maxx clearance section,\u201d joked another.<\/p>\n

\"\u2018Sob<\/p>\n

While some attendees, including Ms Sanelli, who travelled from Melbourne, praised the event as a success, others expressed disappointment over what they described as Meghan’s brief appearance.<\/p>\n

“Front desk complaints already coming in\u2026 People paid thousands for a girls’ weekend with Meghan, not a short two-hour appearance,” one source told Wonderwall.<\/p>\n

Another source claimed the Duchess was present for even less time.<\/p>\n

\"Meghan\u2019s<\/p>\n

“A friend of mine is absolutely furious\u2026 she paid all that money and was promised a whole weekend full of fun, food, drinks and activities- only to find out Meghan stayed 30 minutes,” the source claimed.<\/p>\n

The guest was allegedly left feeling “confused as to what was happening”, with expectations of greater access to the As Ever founder.<\/p>\n

However, Ms Sanelli told the Sydney Morning Herald the Q&A session between Meghan and O’Neill was “f***ing fantastic”.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“The majority of the women I spoke to last night were completely mesmerised by it,” she said.<\/p>\n

“She converted a room of people who came in going, ‘I’m not sure what to expect’.”<\/p>\n

Before departing the retreat, Meghan was presented with a lavish parting gift on stage- an original artwork valued at $6000.<\/p>\n

The acrylic-on-canvas piece, framed in Tasmanian oak and created by Australian artist Emma Martin, was gifted by O’Neill as a sentimental keepsake of the event.<\/p>\n

O’Neill said the artwork was intended to “remind you of your time on the beach with a group of women that have your back”.<\/p>\n

“I want you to have it at home, if you’re ever having a bad day, you just need to look at that painting and know that we see you for who you really are,” O’Neill told Markle as the audience erupted in applause.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince Harry has been caught on camera making a quick dash for the exit at Meghan Markle’s exclusive…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":625413,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[64,63,447,134,263069,303017,72253,33664,5513],"class_list":["post-625412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-gemma-oneill","tag-her-best-life","tag-jackie-o-henderson","tag-meghan-markle","tag-prince-harry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=625412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625412\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/625413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=625412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=625412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=625412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}