Meghan’s having a ball as royals visit Melbourne
THE Duke and Duchess of Sussex were treated to a set menu of Melbourne life during their visit to the city as Meghan played Aussie Rules, before she and Harry rode on a tram and took in the beach.
The couple were met with a rapturous reception at the Royal Botanic Gardens, before they visited a community cafe for lunch and dropped in on a primary school.
They are on a 16-day tour which will see them also visit New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga, as well as catching the Invictus Games.
Australian Rules – or footy is huge in Victoria and Meghan appeared to be bitten by the bug as the couple watched displays from Victoria’s This Girl Can empowerment campaign.
After some gentle persuasion, the duchess took the ball and laughed nervously as she gingerly threw it to one of the women, adding: “I’m not sure I did it right!”
Discussion about the future baby was fairly limited during engagements in Sydney, but youngsters who accompanied the duke and duchess on a tram in Melbourne were able to ask more probing questions.
Charlie Wolf, 12, asked if the couple had any names for their baby.
Meghan replied: “We’ve been given a long list of names from everyone, we’re going to sit down and have a look at them.”
After a morning of engagements, the couple headed to social enterprise cafe Charcoal Lane in the trendy suburb of Fitzroy for lunch.
The duke and duchess rounded off their day with a trip to the beach, where they heard about the work of the BeachPatrol, who work to keep the foreshores clean.