What's changed since Harry and Meghan last visited Australia in 2018?

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex return to Australia for the Invictus Games, navigating a transformed personal and public landscape since their last official tour. | Contesto: cronaca

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• What's changed since Harry and Meghan last visited Australia in 2018?

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will return to Australia this October, marking their first visit to the country since their headline-making 16-day tour in 2018. The couple will be in Sydney for the Invictus Games, the sporting event for wounded service personnel founded by Prince Harry, which will run from October 20-27. Their presence, while focused on the Games, will inevitably draw intense global scrutiny, set against a backdrop of profound personal and institutional change that has unfolded in the six years since they were last welcomed as senior working royals. In October 2018, Harry and Meghan arrived in Australia as the newlywed Duke and Duchess, embarking on their first major overseas tour together. They were met by enthusiastic crowds, their every move chronicled as a chapter in a modern royal fairy tale. The tour, which also included Fiji, Tonga, and New Zealand, was widely seen as a triumph, showcasing Meghan's ease in the spotlight and the couple's evident rapport with the public. The images from that visit—of Meghan cradling her then-unannounced pregnancy, of Harry engaging with veterans—projected a forward-looking, energetic branch of the monarchy. The landscape awaiting them this time is fundamentally altered. In early 2020, the couple announced their step back as senior members of the Royal Family, a move that precipitated their relocation to North America and a series of public revelations about their experiences within the institution. Through a televised interview with Oprah Winfrey and Harry's memoir, *Spare*, they have detailed allegations of tensions with other royals, a lack of support, and concerns over racism. These disclosures have irrevocably shifted their relationship with the British monarchy and the media, framing their upcoming visit not as an official royal duty, but as a private engagement for their charitable foundation. The context of their return is also shaped by significant events within the Royal Family itself. Since 2018, the world has witnessed the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, a monarch whose reign provided a constant backdrop to Harry's life and the institution he has since distanced himself from. King Charles III now...

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