{"id":515256,"date":"2026-04-06T04:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T04:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/515256\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T04:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T04:04:11","slug":"inside-the-plot-to-sabotage-meghan-markles-3k-per-person-womens-retreat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/515256\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the plot to sabotage Meghan Markle&#8217;s $3K-per-person women&#8217;s retreat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meghan Markle\u2019s upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/12\/celebrity-news\/meghan-markle-slammed-for-sky-high-price-of-luxury-retreat-in-australia\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">luxury women\u2019s retreat<\/a> in Australia has been targeted by trolls making security threats.<\/p>\n<p>Markle is headlining the three-day event taking place April 17-19 in Sydney, which will focus on \u201cpowerful conversations, relaxation, laughter and unforgettable experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But online trolls have threatened to attend the event with negative intentions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust in case if Meghan Markle didn\u2019t despise me enough she\u2019s about to HATE ME even more I hatched a plan with a friend who lives in Sydney to attend the best life weekend, they have been accepted &amp; has a spot secured Good luck figuring out who it is, Meghan,\u201d one X comment reads.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan Markle\u2019s upcoming luxury women\u2019s retreat is facing security concerns after online trolls threatened to attend with negative intentions. The Duchess of Sussex is pictured here in March 2024. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The three-day retreat is scheduled to take place April 17-19 in Sydney. herbestlifepod\/instagram<\/p>\n<p>The user also hinted at secretly recording the event, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-15706963\/Meghan-girls-weekend-retreat-overshadowed-growing-security-concerns-online-troll.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the Daily Mail<\/a>, writing, \u201cThere are button cameras, meta glasses, we got all the bases covered. Now that they\u2019ve been accepted. Let the games begin!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But some users speculated that security threats circulating on social media would be an \u201cexcuse\u201d to cancel the retreat, which has raised eyebrows due to its high prices.<\/p>\n<p>The cost to attend the retreat ranges from $1,930 (for the early bird special) to over $3,199 for the VIP experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe security risk could be used as an excuse to pull the whole thing. A cover for the fact that there are hundreds of tickets unsold,\u201d one user speculated. \u201cA cover for the lie that it was all sold out immediately. Not enough people want to pay ridiculous money for a short photo op with their quean [sic].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some trolls have threatened to attend the retreat to secretly record it. Markle is pictured here earlier this month at the Alliance for Children\u2019s Rights 34th Annual Champions For Children Gala in Los Angeles. Xavier Collin\/Image Press Agency \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>Markle \u2014 seen here in April 2025 \u2014 is headlining the weekend event, which has raised eyebrows for its high prices. The VIP experience can cost over $3,000 a ticket. Getty Images for TIME<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Another comment reads, \u201cAnyone paying expensive price for weekend retreat should be allowed to record the events, take photos of their own. M*ghan M*rkle trying to control every thing again. This event will fail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0highlight of the weekend retreat is a gala dinner, which is billed as an \u201cin-person conversation\u201d with Markle, 44.<\/p>\n<p>VIP guests will be allowed to partake in a group photo with the Duchess of Sussex and will also receive a goodie bag plus access to an ocean-view hotel room.<\/p>\n<p>Security concerns have always been a pressing issue for Markle and her husband, Prince Harry.<\/p>\n<p>VIP guests will be allowed to take a group photo with Markle, who\u2019s seen here on her Netflix show \u201cWith Love, Meghan.\u201d JAKE ROSENBERG\/NETFLIX<\/p>\n<p>Markle and her husband, Prince Harry, have remained concerned with their security since leaving the royal family in 2020. They\u2019re pictured here in October 2025. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The couple was\u00a0stripped of their security privileges\u00a0in the UK after they\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/01\/08\/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-quit-the-royal-family\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">stepped down from their royal duties<\/a>\u00a0in 2020 and moved to US.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of protection has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/12\/07\/royal-family\/prince-harry-still-calling-uk-home-says-he-and-meghan-markle-were-forced-to-leave\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">prevented Harry from traveling to England<\/a>\u00a0with Markle and their two kids \u2014 Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com\/?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FSpare-Prince-Harry-Duke-Sussex%2Fdp%2F0593593804%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F03%2F22%2Froyal-family%2Fblow-to-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-in-security-battle-with-british-government%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u201cSpare\u201d<\/a>\u00a0author claimed in 2022 that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/02\/18\/prince-harry-does-not-feel-safe-in-uk-due-to-lack-of-security\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">he \u201cdoes not feel safe\u201d<\/a>\u00a0in the UK because his family had allegedly \u201cbeen subjected to well-documented neo-Nazi and extremist threats.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle\u2019s upcoming luxury women\u2019s retreat in Australia has been targeted by trolls making security threats. 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