Meghan Markle’s Luxury Australia Retreat Is Reportedly a ‘Very Lucrative’ Payday

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are headed down under, but the Duchess of Sussex has a special weekend retreat happening in Australia — and it’s reportedly quite profitable.

The royal couple’s spokesperson told People in early March that the duo was going to Australia for several “private, business and philanthropic engagements” in mid-April. Harry has a keynote speech on April 15 for the InterEdge Psychosocial Safety Summit, and Meghan has something even more fun planned.

The Duchess of Sussex will be headlining the Her Best Life retreat at the Intercontinental in Coogee Beach in Sydney from April 17 to 19. The website promised “an intimate luxury weekend by the ocean designed to bring women together for powerful conversations, relaxation, laughter, and unforgettable experiences.” Meghan will be participating in an “in-person conversation,” and of course, tickets are already sold out.

Meghan, according to Rob Shuter’s Naughty But Nice Substack, will be paid “a very lucrative” sum of $1 million to attend the weekend.

“Everything is covered,” the source shared with Shuter. “First-class flights, a luxury hotel suite, security, stylists, hair and makeup, her assistant — the whole entourage of about four people. It’s a full VIP operation, they’re rolling out the red carpet for her.”

The announcement comes on the heels of her As Ever brand’s separation from Netflix.

“Netflix were not happy,” a source claimed to the Daily Mail. “They were not happy with the fact that no one really cared about the brand, so when they were looking to create As Ever areas in Netflix House [retail locations], there was no appetite for it.”

“It just didn’t fit with Squid Game or Stranger Things or Bridgerton like they had hoped,” they added.

While it’s considered a “business and branding” trip, Meghan is reportedly happy that she’s regained “complete control” of her lifestyle empire. She wants to “go global” with As Ever, and the Australia trip might be the first step in her venture.

The April tour will be Harry and Meghan’s first time back in Australia since they stepped down as working royals. The couple shared a celebrated trip in October 2018 as part of Invictus Games in Sydney.

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