Meghan Markle 'hated every second' of previous 'pointless' Australia tour claims insider

Meghan Markle 'hated every second' of previous 'pointless' Australia tour claims insiderWhen the Duke and Duchess of Sussex travelled to Australia in 2018 on official royal business, Meghan 'hated' the whirlwind trip, despite huge crowds turning out, according to a royal authorCommentsNewsCharlotte Foster Royal Reporter07:00, 18 Apr 2026View 4 ImagesMeghan Markle was warmly received by the Australian public during their 2018 visit (Image: PA)Meghan Markle "hated every second" of her 2018 Australian tour with Prince Harry and reportedly considered the whole visit "pointless", despite appearing to be in good spirits during the successful visit, according to a royal author.‌The visit came just months after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's fairytale wedding, and saw Harry and Meghan spend nearly two weeks across Australia, New Zealand, Tonga and Fiji, just one day after revealing Meghan's pregnancy. At the time, the tour was widely regarded as a triumph, with enormous crowds turning out eagerly to catch a glimpse of the newlyweds. Four years after the trip, former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown made several claims about the Aussie trip in her royal biography, The Palace Papers.‌READ MORE: Prince Philip’s secret cancer battle for eight YEARS before his deathREAD MORE: Queen Elizabeth II 'did not believe' claims of Andrew Mounbatten-Windsor's misconductView 4 ImagesHarry and Meghan last travelled to Australia in 2018(Image: AFP via Getty Images)‌The author quoted a Palace worker who claimed Meghan loathed the Australian tour, which saw the couple visit Sydney, Melbourne, Dubbo and Queensland's Fraser Island before heading to the Invictus Games.The royal employee told the author: "So, Meghan must have been thrilled with it all... right? No. She apparently hated every second of it. She didn't understand why things were set up in that way. Instead of being excited when thousands of peopl...