Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to visit Australia next month

Lewis Henderson

By Lewis Henderson


Published: 08/03/2026

- 09:36

Updated: 08/03/2026

- 10:10

The Sussexes will travel down under in mid-April

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will visit Australia next month, following their trip to Jordan in late February.

A spokesman for the Sussexes said: "Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will visit Australia in mid-April to take part in a number of private, business, and philanthropic engagements. Further details will be shared in due course."


The couple's children will not travel with them as they have school.

Meghan and Harry last travelled to Australia in 2018 as working members of the British royal family.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will visit Australia next month

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The duchess had just announced she was pregnant with the couple's first child, Prince Archie.

Eighteen months after the tour, the Sussexes had stepped back from their royal roles and moved to California.

Royal historian Tim Ewart told Sky News: "Australia broke Harry and Meghan and was one of the catalysts for them leaving the Royal Family.

"She and Harry had expected they would get much more praise and recognition from that royal tour."

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The Sussexes pictured in 2018 during a visit to Sydney

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In the couple's interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, Harry said: "It really changed after the Australia tour, after our South Pacific tour.

"It was the first time that the family got to see how incredible she is at the job. And that brought back memories.

"To see how effortless it was for Meghan to come into the family so quickly in Australia and across New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga, and just be able to connect with people."

The news comes as Australia have called for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to be removed from the royal line of succession.

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Harry and Meghan concluded a visit to Jordan last month

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed his Government's position in correspondence with Sir Keir Starmer.

"In light of recent events concerning Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, I am writing to confirm that my Government would agree to any proposal to remove him from the line of royal succession," Mr Albanese wrote.

The Australian leader added: "I agree with His Majesty that the law must now take its full course and there must be a full, fair and proper investigation. These are grave allegations and Australians take them seriously."

The move comes in relation to Andrew's links with Epstein, which the former Duke of York has always denied any wrongdoing.

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Meghan and Harry visited initiatives they have supported financially to help facilitate medical evacuation

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Meghan and Harry have only recently concluded a trip to Jordan after not journeying abroad for over a year.

The Sussexes collaborated with Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), on a two-day initiative centred on humanitarian health efforts, mental health, and support for vulnerable people impacted by conflict and displacement.

Harry and Dr Tedros joined together in September last year, as the pair highlighted research at Imperial College London's Centre for Blast Injury Studies.

During the trip, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex supported the WHO's efforts to focus on Jordan's leadership in regional humanitarian health response.

The couple visited initiatives they have supported financially to help facilitate medical evacuation for children impacted by the conflict in Gaza.

Harry and Meghan then journeyed to the regional headquarters of World Central Kitchen, who deploy food and humanitarian aid to Gaza.

The Duke and Duchess also visited the site of a refugee camp, home to displaced Syrians.

The trip aimed at highlighting the importance of mental health services, physical rehabilitation, and community-based support for individuals and families affected by war, displacement, and serious illness.

GB News understands Harry and Meghan have consistently supported initiatives addressing the humanitarian impacts of conflict, with a key focus on children affected.