The Duke and Duchess of Sussex last visited Australia in 2018, and it has now been claimed that they are lining up a return to the country.
Harry and Meghan have seemingly shared their desire to head Down Under in an email they allegedly sent to Australian celebrity astrologer Angela Pearl.
They then doubled down as they backed Australia’s new under-16s social media ban, in a potential sign that they could be visiting the country soon as part of their work on online safety.
In November, Angela took to Instagram to share a photograph of herself smiling alongside Harry and Meghan, alongside an email they purportedly sent her after their visit.
In the email, the couple seemingly hinted at a desire to return to Australia, where Angela is based.
“We hope your family in Ukraine remain safe, and we look forward to staying in touch, especially as we look to visit Australia again,” the email read.
On December 10, Harry and Meghan then made a further show of support for Australia in a statement backing the country’s world-first under-16s social media ban.
In a statement through their Archewell Foundation, they steadfastly backed the measures, which aim to protect children from online harms.
“We celebrate Australia’s leadership for seeing and acting on how these technology companies are negatively impacting young people with little to no recourse or accountability, and feeble efforts from the companies to stem the flow of harms,” their statement read.
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“This bold, decisive action to protect children at a critical moment in their development sends a strong signal that a child’s mind is not a commodity to be exploited.
“It buys young people valuable time back in their childhoods, but it doesn’t fix the fundamental issue we all still face with social media platforms.”
Harry and Meghan have long worked to improve online safety for children, so could it be that the next step in their campaigning is a visit to Australia?
Harry and Meghan last visited Australia from October 15 to 31, 2018, for the Invictus Games, of which Harry is a patron.
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Harry and Meghan are not the only royals lining up a trip to Australia, as Prince William and Kate Middleton are also said to be planning to visit the country.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese extended the royal couple an invitation after meeting King Charles at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Sunday, September 28.
Albo said there was a “standing invitation” for the Prince and Princess of Wales to visit in the “coming period”.
“I’m certainly hoping there will be one; there’s a standing invitation that the royal family are always welcome in Australia,” he told News Corp.“It was wonderful to welcome King Charles and Queen Camilla to Australia recently, who had a very successful visit, and His Majesty is very engaged, and I hope that the Prince and Princess of Wales are able to visit as well.
“We are hopeful that this might occur in the coming period.”
The Prince and Princess of Wales last visited Australia in April 2014 with their son, Prince George, who was a baby at the time.
Their two younger children – Charlotte, 10, and Louis, seven – have never visited Australia, so it would be a first-time occasion for the whole family.
Princess Anne also just completed a brief tour of Australia, during which she visited Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
King Charles’ sister – known as the Princess Royal – and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, visited the country from November 8 to 11.
They then jetted out to Singapore to continue Anne’s royal engagements.
