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Harry and Meghan arrive in Australia for four-day tour

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are undertaking a four-day tour of Australia as private citizens, following their departure as working royals in 2020. The trip, taking place in Melbourne, Canberra, and Sydney, is reportedly privately funded, though questions remain about potential taxpayer costs for security.

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Harry and Meghan arrive in Australia for four-day tour
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are undertaking a four-day tour of Australia as private citizens, following their departure as working royals in 2020. The trip, taking place in Melbourne, Canberra, and Sydney, is reportedly privately funded, though questions remain about potential taxpayer costs for security. The couple's itinerary includes visits to charitable organizations and causes they support. During a visit to the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, they interacted with patients, families, and staff, posing for photos and engaging in conversation. The couple are free to personally profit from the trip as private citizens.

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"Meghan came and had a little chat with Phoebe... she was commenting on her Bluey slippers"

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The visit will take place in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney.

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Harry and Meghan are visiting Australia as private citizens after stepping down as working royals in January 2020.

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There are questions over whether Australian taxpayers are picking up any of the bill for policing during the visit.

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The trip is privately funded.

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After stepping down as working royals in January 2020 and giving up their His and Her Royal Highness (HRH) titles, Prince Harry and Meghan are visiting as private citizens and say that the trip is privately funded.But there are questions over whether Australian taxpayers are picking up any of the bill for policing during the visit.Getty ImagesThe Sussexes are on a four-day tour of AustraliaThe visit will take place in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney, and while charitable causes, issues and organisations close to their hearts are central to the visit, as private citizens, the couple are free to personally profit from the trip.At the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, hundreds of people gathered in the foyer for a glimpse of Harry and Meghan on Tuesday.The couple talked animatedly to children being treated there, and their parents - posing for selfies giving hugs and shaking hands. The duke and duchess then met with other onlookers - mainly staff and patients with their families.Among the crowd was Emily Burke and her three-year-old daughter Phoebe who had just been discharged from an overnight stay."We just found out they were coming so we hung around," Burke told the BBC, adding that "Meghan came and had a little chat with Phoebe... she was commenting on her Bluey slippers".
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