One of those engagements is a £1,440-per-person, women-only event in Sydney, where Meghan will be interviewed on stage. VIP tickets for the event from April 17 to 19 cost 3,199 Australian dollars (£1,700) and offer front-row seats at the gala dinner and a group photo with Meghan.
A royal commentator mocked the Duchess and said following her “£32million fairytale wedding to Harry in 2018,” she has now been reduced to “hawking ‘meet-and-greet’ photo-opportunities for a living”.
The Daily Mail’s columnist Amanda Platell, who regularly takes aim at the Sussexes, said: “Seems like quite a comedown from the royal life she and Harry anticipated on that sunny May day and has drawn comparisons with Fergie from royal sources. Not exactly a compliment”.
She then questioned how the Sussexes, who she described as one of the world’s “once most glamorous and marketable couples” have become “reduced to selling weekend getaways”.
Platell then cautioned that Harry and Meghan could have finally realised that the “only currency” they have is “being nasty about the royals” which could make them make a bombshell move if they get “tempted”.
Ms Plattell said: “I fear that without those millions, they may get desperate and be tempted.
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She said another "tell-all book" or new series about the royals could earn them a huge amount.
The writer added that "we have to stop the Sussexes returning to the bad old ways” and encouraged the Aussies to buy tickets to Meghan's event Down Under.
It is understood Harry and Meghan's children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, will not be going with them on the trip.
A spokesman for the couple said: “Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will visit Australia to take part in a number of private, business and philanthropic engagements.
“Further details will be shared in due course.”
