Meghan to speak at £1,400 per ticket ‘girls weekend’ on Australia trip

NewsUKHome NewsMeghan to speak at £1,400 per ticket ‘girls weekend’ on Australia tripA petition demanding no taxpayer funding or official support for the trip has reached 45,000 signaturesSam Hall Monday 13 April 2026 15:13 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2956628","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/meghan-markle-prince-harry-australia-tickets-b2956628.html","title":"Meghan to speak at £1,400 per ticket ‘girls weekend’ on Australia trip"}}CloseRelated: Prince Harry sued for libel by his former charity Sentebale after alleged ‘adverse media campaign’Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Headlines_Masterlist_CDP","regTitle":"Morning Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"morning_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"d9194ae4-912a-47fb-8f79-f495b1e014c1","type":"morning_headlines","pathPrefix":["/news/uk","/news/uk/home-news","/sport"],"title":"Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world","mobileTitle":"Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/morningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveIndyHeadlinesNews","regSourceSection":"Home News","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are embarking on a four-day visit to Australia, combining...