Prince Harry event ticket prices halved ahead of Australia visit
Organisers of a speaking engagement by Prince Harry have slashed the price of tickets – and are now offering them at half price as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are set to touch down for a tour of Australia.
The price of tickets to attend Prince Harry’s concert on his Australia tour this weekend has been slashed and are now on sale at half price.
Harry and wife Meghan arrived Down Under on Thursday for a series of appearances, but ticket sales for the various events are not going well.
As well as ticket prices being cut for Harry’s speaking engagement, Meghan’s special retreat event has not sold out and organisers have released unsold tickets for last night.
Demand for Harry’s attendance at the InterAge summit in Melbourne is weak. Tickets, which were originally priced at £1040, are now listed at £520 on the event website.
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are heading down for a tour (Image: Aaron Chown/PA Wire)
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are due to arrive in Melbourne for their unofficial visit, which will see the Prince, 41, deliver a keynote address on workplace mental health. Meanwhile, the 44-year-old former Suits actress hosts a “personal conversation” at a luxury Sydney retreat.
Royal podcaster Kinsey Schofield said the event promises “powerful conversations, relaxation, laughter and unforgettable experiences”. Attendees can pay to pose in a group photo with the Duchess and attend a gala dinner as a “personal interaction”, unlike the 2018 and 2026 visits.
Duke of Sussex is going to Australia for a tour (Image: Getty Images)
She said, “There’s something dramatically different about getting a glimpse of Harry and Meghan on the street when she’s fresh and upcoming and new, and she’s an actress, and you’re looking forward to seeing Harry, who a year ago was the world’s most eligible bachelor.
“And now you’ve got these two people saying, ‘For 3000 Australian dollars, you can hang out with me. It entirely changes the dynamics of your perception of them and the parasocial relationship you have with them.”
The Duke of Sussex will be joined by retired tennis champion Jelena Dokic and other speakers to discuss mental health issues at a two-day mental health summit in Melbourne Park.
Meghan to speak at two-day mental health summit in Australia (Image: Aaron Chown/PA Wire)
It is understood that Harry will be paid £36,000 or so for his keynote speech – a significant drop from the £740,000 he was paid to attend the JP Morgan event in February 2020.
Meanwhile Meghan is set to receive £185,000 to host a ‘Her Best Life’ retreat in Sydney, which runs from Friday, April 17, to Sunday, April 19.
Attendees are being charged £1600 each for access to the lifestyle entrepreneur at the Intercontinental Hotel in Coogee for the event, hosted by embattled radio star Jackie ‘O’ Henderson.
Although organisers had initially claimed that the special event, with a capacity of 300 guests, was sold out, the latest update suggests otherwise.
Organisers claimed on Instagram on Tuesday that the hotel had “released some additional rooms”, encouraging interested guests to enquire via direct message.
