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Meghan Markle Australia tour 2026: Duchess of Sussex ‘can’t wait’ to attend Her Best Life retreat in Sydney
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex says she “can’t wait” to visit Sydney for her exclusive women’s retreat.
The royal family will headline the Her Best Life event later this month, where tickets start at $2699.
Gemma O’Neill, the event’s co-host and radio star manager Jackie O.Hendersonhas revealed details of a last-minute phone call with the royal family.
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In one video Shared on Instagram, O’Neill revealed she had just wrapped a Zoom with the Duchess, describing her as “so divine” and saying she was unexpectedly down to earth.
“I literally just came out of a Zoom session with Meghan,” O’Neill said.
‘It couldn’t have been more realistic. I just loved talking to her.”
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According to O’Neill, the royal family likes to keep things informal when she takes the stage.
“She was like, ‘Let’s just have a real conversation, woman to woman, let’s just go for it,’” she said.
During the retreat, next week at the InterContinental on Coogee Beach, Meghan will headline an in-conversation session, where she will take part in “raw and vulnerable” discussions and also take part in a gala dinner.
It will be so Meghan’s first visit to Australia in eight yearsof Prince Harry also travels Down Under.
The royal couple are also expected to “participate in a number of private, business and philanthropic activities,” their spokesperson said last month.
Early bird tickets for the retreat with Meghan start at $2,699, while the VIP experience costs $3,199 per person.
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The VIP ticket includes a seat at a table in the front two rows for the gala dinner with the Duchess and a group table photo with Meghan.
Other events at the retreat – which do not involve the Duchess – include yoga and meditation, as well as a ‘powerful women’s session’ with a psychologist.
While the Duchess’s exact role during the retreat remains unclear, O’Neill suggested attendees could expect something more “real” than usual.
“I know she’s really looking forward to being in a room with our community and amazing women,” she said.
When speaking about the collaboration earlier this year, O’Neill said she was “beside” herself.
“I have admired this woman and what she has endured, how she has risen above it all and how she has shown how a woman can be pushed down and still rise,” she said.
“That person is Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. I can’t believe I’m saying these words.
“No one is more shocked than me.”
The former To take star has hosted two podcasts since stepping back as a working royal with Prince Harry in 2020.
Her first was Archetypeswith Spotify in 2022, which was canceled after one twelve-episode season.
Then came eight episodes of Meghan’s corporate ‘girl talk’ offering, Confessions of a Female Founder in 2025, which closely aligns with her upcoming engagement.
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