Harry and Meghan arrive in Australia for four-day tour

Harry and Meghan arrive in Australia for four-day tour9 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSimon AtkinsonMelbourne‘I don’t know why they’re coming’: Australians on Harry and Meghan's visitThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex have arrived in Australia for a four-day tour which will see them combine visits to charitable causes alongside private, money-making engagements.The couple - no longer working royals and visiting in a private capacity - will meet patients and medics at a children's hospital, military veterans and their families, and survivors of family violence.The schedule also reflects the commercial aspect of the trip, with Prince Harry due to give a keynote speech at summit where tickets cost up to A$2,400 (£1,260) per person.Meghan will hold an "in-person conversation" at a women-only "girls weekend" in Sydney hosted by the producers of the Her Best Life podcast.It is unclear how much Prince Harry and Meghan are being paid for the commercial events.The couple landed at Melbourne airport around 06:30 on Tuesday (21:30 BST Monday) on a commercial Qantas flight from Los Angeles.It is Harry and Meghan's first time in Australia since 2018 when they spent around nine days in the country as part of an intense tour just a few months after their marriage.While that trip saw large crowds gather to greet them wherever they went, this time there are no events planned to meet members of the public.After stepping down as working royals in January 2020 and giving up their His and Her Royal Highness (HRH) titles, Prince Harry and Meghan are visiting as private citizens and say that the trip is privately funded.But there are questions over whether Australian taxpayers are picking up any of the bill for policing during the visit.Getty ImagesMeghan and Prince Harry at a basketball game in CaliforniaThe visit will take in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney, and while charitable causes, issues and organisations close to their hearts are cent...