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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are set to head back Down Under for some big opportunities in the coming months and will reunite with old friends

he last time Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped foot Down Under was almost seven years ago, when the couple were working royals on a tour of Australia and the South Pacific.

However, the former Suits star and her husband will return to the Land of Oz with big plans centred around their businesses and philanthropic work.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are set to land in Sydney and Melbourne in mid-April and will spend time catching up with some old connections and dipping back into previous ventures.

A spokesperson for the couple said: “Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will visit Australia in mid-April to take part in a number of private, business, and philanthropic engagements. Further details will be shared in due course.”

While no exact details about their trip’s itinerary have been released yet, it is understood that the 44-year-old mother-of-two has plans to return to the world of podcasting following the ending of her own show with Spotify, Archetypes, in November 2022.

Meghan will appear as a guest star on the Besties company podcast, Her Best Life, which was initially launched and co-hosted by Jackie ‘O’ Henderson and Gemma O’Neill, according to News.com.au.

Following in the footsteps of Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow, the outlet also claimed the actress will make a special speaking appearance at a Besties event.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have reportedly been planning the trip for a year © Getty Images
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have reportedly been planning the trip for a year

Harry’s old friends

While Meghan engages in various media opportunities, it is believed Harry will take the time to visit old friends from his time in the armed forces and get involved with events concerning Australian veterans.

The 41-year-old is said to have many friends in the area that he made during previous visits and his month-long stay at an army barracks in Darwin in 2015 with the Australian Defence Force.

Harry and Meghan attended the Invictus Games Reception at Australia House in 2018 © Getty Images
Harry and Meghan attended the Invictus Games Reception at Australia House in 2018

He has spoken about his love for the country in the past, even referencing it in his tell-all memoir, Spare. The prince revealed that the time he spent working on a farm in rural Queensland were “some of the best” weeks of his life as it helped him find peace and a sense of “family”.

It is not yet known whether the couple’s children, Prince Archie, six, and Princess Lilibet Diana, four, will join them on the trip or stay at their family home in Montecito, California.