Prince Harry pays Australia another visit

Prince Harry is headed to Sydney to launch the 2018 Invictus Games, but it isn't the first time the popular prince has graced fans Down Under.

2003: GAP YEAR ANTICS

* Prince Harry was 19 when he came to Australia for three months as part of an educational gap year.

* He worked with cattle at Tooloombilla station in southern Queensland, which was owned at the time by the late Princess Diana's friend Annie Hill and her husband Noel.

2013: REAL BUSINESS

* This trip marked the popular royal's first official Australian tour.

* During the two-day visit to Perth and Sydney, he represented the Queen at the International Fleet Review and visited the SAS headquarters in Perth.

* The Fleet Review marked 100 years since the Royal Australian Navy fleet sailed into Sydney Harbour.

* He met with then-prime minister Tony Abbott and his family for a party at Kirribilli House.

2015: REPORTING FOR DUTY

* Harry arrived in Australia for a month-long army secondment. It cost approximately $115,000.

* He was winding up his 10 years with the British Army by spending a month on attachment with Aussie troops in Perth and Darwin.

* During the trip he paid tribute to diggers who served in Afghanistan, trained with special forces and patrolled with Aboriginal soldiers.

* He also surprised the residents of a small Aboriginal outback town by rocking up unannounced in military uniform.

2017: INVICTUS GAMES PREPARATION

* Harry flew into Sydney for a whirlwind visit to cast his eye over preparations for the 2018 Games.

* He caught up with organisers and plenty of Aussie veterans hoping to compete at the Games.

2018: INVICTUS GAMES WITH MEGHAN MARKLE

* Following his marriage to former actress Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are to make their first official trip to Sydney for the week-long Invictus Games.

* Their visit is part of the couple's first major overseas tour that also includes visits to New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga.


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Published 14 October 2018 8:04am
Source: AAP


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