April 20, 2026
Meghan’ Markles Sydney Retreat Leaves Fans in Tears
Attendees at Meghan Markle’s Sydney wellness retreat say the Duchess won over a doubtful crowd, with some describing an emotional room moved to tears by her comments on online abuse and family life. But as the Australia trip comes to a close, fresh criticism follows — from questions over Prince Harry’s abrupt exit, to new attacks on the couple’s commercial strategy, to a dispute over embargoed tour details and security concerns. Back home in California, Meghan shares a “Welcome Home” moment with Archie and Lilibet as the fallout from the tour continues.
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A calorogus Shark Media that low and welcome to Palace Intrigue.
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I am your host, Mark Francis. The Sydney Morning Herald
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takes us inside Meghan's wellness retreat under the headline we
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all had tears inside Megan's talk at three thousand dollars
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Sydney Retreat. Attendees at the Sydney Wallace Retreat have described
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an emotional and largely positive reaction to an appearance by
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Megan Mikael, with several saying the Duchess won over a
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previously uncertain audience. Liliana Sinelli, who traveled from Melbourne for
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the event, said the onstage conversation was effingantastic, adding the
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majority of the women I spoke to last night we're
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completely mesmerized by it. She converted a room of people
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who came in going I'm not sure what to expect.
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According to Sinelli, Meghan avoided discussing royal life altogether, instead
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focusing on her current projects. It was more about her
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Netflix series, books and what she's doing, what's coming up.
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Another attendee, Megan Tawner, who attended with her sister, said
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the central message was about positivity and personal responsibility, She
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recalled Megan saying, if we don't stand up for what's
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right and we don't sort of speak our truth, even
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if we're not the ones putting the negativity out there,
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if we're not actively stopping it, or if we're not
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speaking up for what's right, then that's not good either.
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The event, part of her Best Life retreat in Koogie,
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featured a discussion between Megan and host Jemma O'Neill. Sinelli
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said the room became particularly emotional when Meghan spoke about
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online criticism. She said, every day as a woman, I
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get an article written about me in some form, and
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she said some of the horrible trolling the clickbait has
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affected her. Cinelli recalled, she shared that every day it's
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been a lot for them. She added describing the moment
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as one where everyone saw the pain of women trying
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to give it a go, and it was really touching
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moment because we all had tears. Prince Harry was also
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in attendance near the stage in a supportive role. Meghan
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spoke briefly about their home life, including sharing responsibilities such
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as school drop offs and making time to eat meals together.
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Despite Meghan's a relatively short appearance around two hours. Attendees
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said they were satisfied with the experience. Sinnelli described her
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as really engaging and kind, noting that she took time
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to learn names and greet guests individually. Towner added, we
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had a bit of a joke because obviously we've got
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the same name, and I just said, well, mine's the
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Aussie version. In one report, Harry said to her rushed out.
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The guest said it was the most unusual thing. People
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were taking pictures of Meghan on the stage and Harry
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sort of rushed out really quickly. He didn't wait for
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her to come off the stage, didn't collect her from
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the stage. It was really odd. I sat there and
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everyone kept going on about how handsome he was and
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how wonderful he was, but he just almost ran out.
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It was quite bizarre for the BBC. Simon Atkinson says
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Harry and Meghan's trip felt like a royal tour, except
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many ossies weren't interested. Atkinson tells US the word connection
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or connected were mentioned thirty times across the press releases
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issued by the Sussex's media team to journalists after each
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day of the visit. Such missives resembled the way Royal
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press offices would round up a day of engagement in
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a Royal tour, except these were with language free of
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convention and formality. They mentioned a community on twenty one occasions,
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and well being eight times. Incidentally, Royal appears just once
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in the press release, in the name of the Melbourne
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Children's Hospital, the Sussex's visited at the start of the tour.
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In the Express, Rebecca Jones writes, I have secondhand embarrassment
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for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex following their latest move.
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While it is great that Harry and Meghan met with
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survivors of the Bundai Beach stabbing attack, visited McCauley Community
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Services for Women, and spoke of the inter Edge Psychosocial
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Safety summit in Melbourne, the trip has left a bad
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taste in my mouth. Was it just a crash grabbing
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brand deal securing tour or do the couple really want
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to be seen as philanthropical figures who care so deeply
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about others around the planet. Meghan's best life retreat was
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being offered for free. I might believe they just want
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to help people, but it was for profit. I'm not
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convinced and clearly not on their pr team, but it
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would be wise not to do another tour down Under.
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In The Royalist, Tom Sykes writes, Meghan Michael's final day
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in Australia began with meeting survivors and first responders connected
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to the Bondai Beach shooting, the December fourteenth, twenty twenty
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five terror attack on Hunneker Event in Sydney that left
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fifteen people dead. Minutes later, the clothes Meghan was wearing
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were available for purchase on her new fashion platform, One Off,
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with Meghan earning up to fifteen percent of the sale prices.
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Selling the clothes of her own back at the site
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of the massacre where fifteen people died might come easily
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to Meghan, but like any right minded person, I find
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it sickening, much as I found it sickening earlier in
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the week when the clothes she wore when visiting a
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children's cancer hospital were put on the platform. More palacing
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just a moment. Meghan and Prince Harry returned home, where
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they were reunited with their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
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The Duchess shared a glimpse of the homecoming on social media,
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revealing that Archie and Lilibert had prepared a welcome home
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banner displayed above the entrance to the family's house. That
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dog Poola was also seen greeting them enthusiastically as they arrived.
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In additional posts, Meghan showed a selection of items brought
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back from Australia, including local treats and gifts for the children.
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Among them was a handwritten note addressed to Lilibet that read,
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may your world always be as bright and beautiful as
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the colors you choose. Love from Australia. The post also
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featured previously unseen moments from the trip, including time spent
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in Melbourne and Sydney, as one as more private scenes
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such as a dinner with Marcus Anderson and footage from
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their hotel stay at Koogie. Reflecting on the visit, Meghan wrote, Australia,
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you have our hearts. It remains unclear who cared for
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Archie and Lilibet during the trip. Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland,
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is believed to have assisted. There are sciences that Peers
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Morgan is once again turning his attention to Meghan as
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part of a new royal focused project on his media platform.
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The broadcaster announced plans for a new weekly Royal podcast
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and u YouTube program. The show will be hosted by
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Royal commentators Katie Nichol and Joe Eldon. In a post
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shared on Instagram, Morgan said the weekly podcast and YouTube
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show will be the home of insider analysis, fearless debates
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and breaking Royal news as the monarchy faces up to
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turbulent times. It launches April thirtieth Subscribe now. During a
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recent broadcast, Morgan again addressed the Sussex's titles, saying cool,
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let's call her Meg, Let's quit the Duchess, bullshit, Megan
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Duchess of Sussex. No, I'm from Sussex, piss off. The
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new program is expected to focus heavily on developments involving
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the Royal family, including ongoing coverage of Prince Harry and Megan.
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A dispute has emerged between Daily Mail and the team
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representing Harry and Meghan following claims that the embargo details
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of the couple's Australian visit were published prematurely. According to
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a report in the Guardian, the male's Australian website released
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information about the couple's I Tenerary five days before their
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arrival in Melbourne, despite those details being provided to media
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under strict embargo. The report said this included locations in Melbourne,
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Sydney and Canberra, as well as background briefing notes and
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a question announcewered document intended for journalists. Sources cited in
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the report said the Sussex's media team raised concerns, leading
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to the article being removed. It was also alleged that
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reporters followed and advanced security team from the airport, prompting
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fears that safety arrangements may have been compromised. The incident
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is said to have immediate consequences for the visit. According
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to the report, elements of the itinerary were changed at
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short notice and security measures were increased, with both Victoria
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Police and the New South Wales Police confirming additional resources
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were deployed. A spokesperson for Megan's team said media from
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The Daily Mail, The Daily Mirror and skye Used Australia
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unfortunately reported on sensitive and bargoed information, complicating and compromising
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security arrangements. We are therefore no longer sharing itineraries beyond
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the initial ops note with media for the remainder of
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the trip Skyne used. Australia responded by stating it had
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not broken the embargo, that only reported information already in
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