The one thing most Aussies agree on about the trip

Exclusive: As Prince Harry and Meghan’s whirlwind Australian tour comes to an end, there’s one detail most Australians agree on, an exclusive survey shows.

And it is that none of it should have been funded by taxpayers.

Some of the couple’s police costs came out of public pockets, despite their trip being classified as private, police said. The Sydney Morning Herald.

Nearly 90 percent of Nine.com.au’s 904 readers surveyed said this should never have happened.

“I find it almost obscene that the Australian taxpayer is funding part of the visit when so many families are struggling,” one person told nine.com.au.

“They earn more than enough to cover their own expenses,” said another.

Only six percent were willing to spend taxpayer money on the pair’s police costs.

“The police are used to protect most high end celebrities, I don’t understand why Meghan and Harry’s tour is any different,” said one.

This was, at least in part, a money-making venture for the couple

But most nine.com.au readers said they would not pay to see Harry or Meghan, both of whom had tickets for events on their Australian calendars.

Harry was the keynote speaker at the InterEdge Summit, where tickets cost up to $2,400 per person.

It is believed he was not paid for his appearance, the Press Association reports.

Meghan appeared at a women-only retreat yesterday hosted by the Her Best Life podcast, where tickets ranged from $2,699 to $3,199.

She was paid, but sources claim it was only a nominal fee

Regardless, only two percent of nine.com.au readers said they would be willing to pay to attend either event.

One percent was undecided about it, while the remaining 97 percent were firmly against it.

The story might have been different had Harry and Meghan not stepped down from their roles as senior working royals in 2020.

More than half of nine.com.au readers still support using taxpayers’ money to fund official royal travel, such as if the Prince and Princess of Wales came to Australia.

“William and Kate are still working as royals, so taxpayers have to pay for official business,” one person said.

Another added that royals like Harry and Meghan, who have stepped down from their official duties, “should pay their own costs.”

Yet almost 40 percent opposed the use of taxpayers’ money for royal visits and insisted that all royals – regardless of status – should fund their own travel Down Under.

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