PRINCE HARRY, MEGHAN CONFIRM TRIP DOWN UNDER
AUSTRALIANS will welcome Prince Harry and his new bride Meghan to Australia in October with great warmth and excitement, the Prime Minister says.
Kensington Palace has announced the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who married last month, will travel to Sydney for the 2018 Invictus Games – a Paralympics-style event for defence veterans – of which Prince Harry is patron.
It hasn’t been revealed if they will travel elsewhere in Australia, but their overseas tour will also include New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Australians would be excited about the visit, and the couple could expect a very warm welcome.
“As the founder of the Invictus Games, The Duke of Sussex has become a champion for war veterans around the world, including in Australia,” he said in a statement.
“His attendance, alongside The Duchess of Sussex, will be a wonderful highlight for the more than 500 competitors and thousands of spectators.”