Meghan Markle in Melbourne, Australia, on April 16, 2026.Credit : Jonathan Brady/PA Wire-Pool/Getty

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry marked day three in Australia with the Scar Tree Walk, highlighting Aboriginal history
Meghan added a subtle, meaningful nod to a close friend in her casual look
It’s the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s first time back in Australia since their 2018 royal tour

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s visit to Australia continued with an event honoring Aboriginal culture.

On the morning of Thursday, April 16 (local time), the couple stepped out for the Scar Tree Walk in Melbourne. Dressed casually for the event, Meghan, 44, incorporated a meaningful nod to a close friend into her look.

The Duchess paired jeans by Rolla’s and a trench coat from Friends with Frank — both Australian brands —with a white T-shirt featuring a red heart and the word “Mama.” She also wore zodiac rings from Los Angeles-based jewelry brand Logan Hollowell. The shirt supports Alliance of Moms, which aids expectant and parenting youth in L.A.’s foster care system.

The organization was co-founded by Meghan’s close friend Kelly McKee Zajfen, who gave birth to a baby boy on March 26, four years after losing her son, George, to COVID-19 and viral meningitis at age 9. Zajfen launched the group’s first T-shirt campaign following his death, and Meghan later appeared in its 2024 “Love Like a Mother” campaign.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle take part in the Scar Tree Walk on April 16, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia.Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty

The outing also comes as Meghan is offering a new level of access to her wardrobe. She recently joined the AI-powered fashion platform OneOff as both a participant and investor, where several of her looks from the Australia trip are already available to shop.

The Scar Tree Walk is put on by the Koorie Heritage Trust, a non-profit First Peoples arts and cultural organization. The walk, which is about two hours long and led by a Koorie Heritage Trust guide, starts with a look at Aboriginal art installations before continuing on to a thousands-year-old Kulin Nation meeting place.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pose for a photo ahead of their a Scar Tree Walk in Melbourne, Australia, on April 16, 2026.Asanka Ratnayake/Getty

The tour ends at the Scar Trees, which are a group of trees that had their bark removed by Aboriginal Peoples for various purposes, including crafting items like canoes or shields.

During their outing, the couple were stopped by numerous locals for selfies, with one woman holding her baby and telling Meghan and Harry, “Welcome to Australia,” PA Media reported.

A boy also told a smiling Meghan that he loved Suits, the television show on which she rose to fame, with Harry making way so the fan could snap a selfie with his wife.

Meghan Markle on April 16, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia.Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty

Harry then spoke with Rohan Davies and his 3-year-old daughter Heidi, whom Harry asked what her favorite color was, PA Media reported.

“Heidi asked him and he said blue,” Davies, 40, said of the Duke, who was dressed in a blue shirt and jeans, per PA Media. “She said dark purple — he said that she had a beautiful top on and I just asked whether I could take a picture and he said, ‘Yeah.’ ”

Calling the moment “surreal,” the father added, “It’s not something you see every day … I just live across the river, and we do a morning walk down here. Usually the playground is open, and they’ve got a food festival happening, and we just ran into them coming down here.”

The outing marked day three of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s trip to Australia. The couple arrived in Melbourne on April 14, their first time back in the country since their 2018 royal tour.

They stepped back as working members of the royal family in early 2020, and this visit is being undertaken in a private capacity.

Their first day in Melbourne on Tuesday included a visit to the Royal Children’s Hospital (which Prince Harry’s mom Princess Diana also visited in 1985) and a solo engagement for Meghan at a women’s shelter.

On Wednesday, the couple split up for separate engagements. Prince Harry made a solo outing with the charity Movember (where he spoke about fatherhood and mental health) and also met veterans at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Meanwhile, Meghan made a surprise appearance as a guest judge on the cooking show MasterChef Australia.

That evening, they reunited for an intimate speaking engagement at a private Melbourne home. The panel was part of the Nexus Summit, which brings together the next generation of philanthropists, impact investors and social entrepreneurs, and was hosted by lawyer and philanthropist Amanda Smorgon.

After the Scar Tree Walk event, Harry will serve as the keynote speaker on workplace mental health at the InterEdge Psychosocial Safety Summit outside of Melbourne. Once they arrive to Sydney, the pair will sail around the Sydney Harbor with Invictus Australia (the Australian branch of Prince Harry’s Invictus Games) and attend a rugby match at Allianz Stadium.

With reporting by Megan Hustwaite