Meghan Markle is poised to attend an exclusive event in Sydney, where tickets are priced at £1,700 per person. This ‘ultimate girls’ weekend’ could see her earning up to £130,000, following a high-profile conclusion to her Australian tour alongside Prince Harry.

During this final day, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex engaged with survivors of the Bondi terrorist attack from December. Meanwhile, Meghan will participate in the Her Best Life women’s retreat at the InterContinental in Coogee, where attendees have paid $3,200 for VIP photo opportunities with her.

Earlier in their Sydney visit, the royal couple enjoyed a scenic cruise around the iconic Sydney Harbour and took time to pose for selfies with fans at the Sydney Opera House, accompanied by a police presence.

Reflecting on an incident from the previous day, Prince Harry appeared visibly irritated when someone obstructed Meghan’s path while requesting a selfie. Today, he was seen politely redirecting a camera crew that approached too closely.

In a lighthearted moment, Harry and Meghan received matching Invictus Australia-branded flip-flops, a popular item known as ‘thongs’ in Australia. Harry’s pair were humorously labeled ‘G’day Hazza,’ while Meghan’s read ‘G’day Megs.’

During their visit to Bondi, Harry shared a hug with a man clad in beachball-patterned swim briefs before he and Meghan met with individuals affected by the terrorist attack in late 2025.

Some of the group they spoke to were among the first responders to the Bondi terrorist attack, in which 15 innocent lives were lost on December 14. 

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex spoke to Jessica Chapnik Kahn, who survived the Bondi Beach terror attack while shielding her five-year-old daughter after attending a Hanukkah party.

Ms Chapnik Kahn said it was an ‘honour’ to meet the couple during their visit to the Bondi Surf Bathers’ Life Saving Club.

She added: ‘The greater problem in the world right now is hate.

‘Hate is a human problem that we’re facing, a very big problem. So to highlight that, to be able to connect with them on this heart level, I think is very special.’

Discussing the attacks, Ms Chapnik Kahn said: ‘When the gunshots started, we started running towards the beach, and it became very clear we weren’t going to make it to the beach and stay alive. So we hid in a picnic area.

‘I didn’t want my daughter to die with gunshots and sirens and wailing mothers – I just couldn’t reconcile that those would be her last moments.

‘So I spoke really clearly into her ear, and I said: ‘My darling, go inside yourself where all the love is, and stay there. Stay in your heart, my baby’.

‘And she heard me, and we laid there together in this heart space in the middle of horror for who knows how long, and we survived’.

Meghan kicked off her first day in Sydney with a stroll along the Tamarama-Bronte coastal walk, where she was joined by close friend Markus Anderson, surrounded by NSW Police officers.

The Sussexes are now back at InterContinental Hotel in Coogee to prepare for later engagements.

Tickets for the weekend cost up to $3,199 AUD (£1,400) with those who paid the extra £264 for a ticket allowed the chance to have a table photo with the Duchess. Meghan’s fee has not been revealed but has been described as a ‘fat one’, and is apparently in the region of $250,000.

Security at the hotel has also been increased with the arrival of the NSW Police Dog Squad.

Meghan is also listed to join Harry at a Super Rugby game between the NSW Waratahs and Moana Pasifika at Allianz Stadium later tonight before they are expected to fly back to the United States.

It’s understood they’ll be watch the game from a SCG Trust private suite alongside military and Invictus Games guests.

Up to 15,000 are expected to attend tonight’s match, while thousands more sports fans will pack the Sydney Cricket Ground next door for the AFL cross-town derby between the Sydney Swans and GWS Giants.

Earlier today Harry and Meghan were escorted by police protection as they sailed around Sydney Harbour.

The couple insist their 2026 trip is ‘privately-funded’ but there has been a huge row Down Under because Australian taxpayers are due to foot the bill for some police security .

Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition demanding the Sussexes cover all the costs themselves.

One critic accused them of treating Australia ‘like an ATM’ because the country had been ‘good to them’ when they were working royals.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex spent several minutes shaking hands and taking selfies with fans when they arrived at the Sydney Opera House , as a heavy police and private security presence watched on.

The couple then boarded a boat for a sail around the iconic harbour with Invictus Australia – similar the one they enjoyed the last time they were here in 2018 for the Invictus Games.

They were escorted by NSW Police officers, which is funded by taxpayers.

Meghan was gifted a pair of Invictus Australia-branded thongs emblazoned with G’day Megs.

Meghan and Harry attended Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club to meet with heroes of the Bondi massacre before being surrounded by crowds.

A heavy NSW Police and private security presence guarded the doors as the Duke and Duchess spent 30 minutes inside meeting 40 surf life savers.

Some of those lifesavers were among the first responders to the Bondi terrorist attack, where 15 innocent lives were killed and dozens more were injured on December 14.

Harry and Meghan drew cheers from the crowd gathered outside as they emerged from the club.

Flanked by lifeguards, they headed down to the famous shore to watch a surf club demonstration, where they were surrounded by hundreds of people.

The crowd didn’t appear to faze the couple, who happily shook hands and posed for selfies.

Shannon Frost, the wife of surf lifesaver Jason, told Daily Mail that Meghan stopped to pat her dog Lolly on the way into the the venue.

The visit was kept tightly under wraps and was not listed on the couple’s official itinerary.

The Duke of Sussex danced with a four-year-old Australian girl before sailing around Sydney’s world-famous harbour with the Duchess of Sussex and Invictus Games supporters.

Harry and Meghan delighted the public by posing for photos next to the Sydney Opera House’s Man O’War steps, before taking to the water on a boat containing past competitors in the biennial games.

Before jumping on their boat, the couple met veteran Joel Vanderzwan, who presented them with custom thongs (flip-flops) featuring the playful inscriptions ‘G’day Hazza’ and ‘G’day Megs’.

After receiving the gift on Friday, Harry joked that he normally receives ‘budgie smugglers’ from Invictus Australia.

The couple also met Mr Vanderzwan’s four-year-old daughter, Charlotte, his wife Alexandra and his nine-month-old twin sons – who, in a remarkable coincidence, are named Harrison and William.

Meghan told Charlotte her husband was ‘very good at twirling’, before Harry stood up to twirl the girl around after she asked to dance with the prince.

The couple then took to the water, with their vessel being surrounded by media boats attempting to film the couple, as a helicopter flew above them amid intense press interest in the couple’s visit to Australia.

The boat that Harry and Meghan boarded was specially designed to be accessible for those with wheelchairs, so injured veterans could board.

A large boat that went past the couple’s sailing vessel beeped its horn as passengers waved at Harry and Meghan on a sunny day on the water during the last day of their Australia visit.

While sailing around the Harbour, Invictus Australia said participants would share ‘first-hand accounts of how the organisation provides year-round support, using sport as a vital tool for recovery, rehabilitation, social connection and proactive wellbeing’.

Michael Hartung, chief executive of Invictus Australia, said: ‘Having the Duke and Duchess return to Sydney Harbour, where sailing first joined the Invictus movement, is a full-circle moment.

‘It’s a chance to show that Invictus in Australia isn’t just a biannual event – it’s a daily, grassroots movement. By the end of 2026, we will have supported over 30,000 veterans and their families through community-based sport.’

Harry previously visited the Sydney Opera House during his 2015 army secondment and his 2018 royal tour with Meghan.

Hundreds gathered at the famous landmark in 2015 to greet Harry during a farewell walkabout, after he came to the end of a month-long attachment with the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

While in Australia in 2015, Harry spent time training on helicopter simulators at barracks in Sydney, trained with the Special Air Service in Perth, and in Darwin, he worked with members of Norforce, the mostly Indigenous unit which patrols northern Australia.

The Invictus Games involve 22 nations and around 500 competitors, with inspiration for the games coming from Harry’s 2013 visit to the Warrior Games, which brings together hundreds of injured American military personnel to compete in adaptive sports as part of their recovery.

Australia hosted the Invictus Games in Sydney in 2018 and the next Invictus Games will be held at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre in July 2027.